Page 8: Historical Events In 1889

Aug 17   Ernst Franck, German composer/conductor, dies at 42   

Aug 19   Arthur Waley, sinologist, translator from Chinese and Japanese   

Aug 19   Jean MMPA de Villiers de l'isle-Adam, French writer (Axel), dies at 60.   

Aug 20   Witold Friemann, composer.   

Aug 22   John Sanger, circus entrepreneur, dies   

Aug 23   1st ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF)   

Aug 23   A Lichtenstein, writer   

Aug 23   The inaugural ship-to-shore wireless message received in US (SF).   

Aug 24   Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies   

Aug 24   Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet.   

Aug 28   Charles Boyer, France, actor (Algiers, Fanny, Barefoot in the Park)   

Aug 29   1st American Intl pro lawn tennis contest (Newport RI)   

Aug 30   Edward Ciannelli, Ischia Italy, actor (You Can't Escape Forever)   

Aug 31   A Provost Idell, father of modern volleyball.   

Aug 31   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Cardboard Box" (BG).   

Sep 03   Cecil Weston, South Africa, actor (Dude Ranch, Huckleberry Finn)   

Sep 06   King Kabaka Mwanga of Buganda steps down   

Sep 07   Albert Plesman, aviation pioneer/founder/director (KLM).   

Sep 07   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Engineer's Thumb" (BG).   

Sep 07   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of The Engineer's Thumb" (BG).   

Sep 08   Robert A Taft, (Sen-R-Ohio, Taft-Hartley Act)   

Sep 10   Vilem Petrzelka, composer.   

Sep 11   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Crooked Man" (BG).   

Sep 15   Robert Benchley, Worcester MA, humorist (My 10 Years in a Quandary).   

Sep 16   Claude A Barnett, founder (Associated Negro Press).   

Sep 19   Ernest Truex, KC Mo, actor (Pop-Pete and Gladys, Mr Peepers).   

Sep 21   Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat/genealogist   

Sep 23   Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda   

Sep 23   Walter Lippmann, NYC, journalist/political writer (Men of Dystany)   

Sep 23   William W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies.   

Sep 24   Alexander Dey patents dial time recorder.   

Sep 25   George Douglas Howard Cole, socialist/novelist.   

Sep 26   Martin Heidegger, Germany, Existentialist (Being and Time)   

Sep 27   New York's inaugural real skyscraper opens at 50 Broadway with 13 stories.   

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Jan 01   Alexander smallens: St petersburg, russia, conductor   

Jan 01   Charles bickford: Cambridge mass, actor (john-the virginian)   

Jan 01   Tadeusz jarecki: Composer   

Jan 01   Tom dugan: Dublin ireland, actor (circus clown, drag, skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito schipa: Italy, tenor/composer (la rondine)   

Jan 02   Walter baldwin: Ohio, actor (gay amigo)   

Jan 04   Albertus w "albert" van dalsum: Actor/director (abandoned child)   

Jan 05   Albert van dalsum: Dutch actor/director (little rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   Martin andreas udbye: Composer,    

Jan 13   Solomon bundy: American politician (b. 1823)   

Jan 14   Ema puksec: Croatian singer (b. 1834)   

Jan 17   Juan montalvo: Ecuadorian author (siete tratados),   

Jan 27   Ivan s aksakov: Russian journalist,   

Jan 30   Crown prince rudolph of austria: Crown prince rudolph of austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   Joseph gungl: Composer,   

Feb 03   Belle starr: Us female gangster, murdered at 40