Page 9: Historical Events In 1889

Oct 02   inaugural Pan American conference (Washington DC)   

Oct 03   Cv Ossietzky, writer   

Oct 03   Karel Miry, composer, dies at 66.   

Oct 04   John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly.   

Oct 06   Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Noce I Dnie).   

Oct 06   Moulin Rogue opens in Paris   

Oct 06   Thomas Edison shows his inaugural motion picture   

Oct 07   Clarence Muse, Balt MD, actor (Sam-Casablanca, Black Stallion).   

Oct 10   Adolph von Henselt, composer, dies at 75   

Oct 10   Barnard College is founded   

Oct 10   Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger (Vermeer).   

Oct 13   Douglass Dumbrille, Hamilton Ont, actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town).   

Oct 14   Jean Canneel, Flemish sculptor   

Oct 15   Amsterdam Central Station officially opens.   

Oct 18   1st all NYC World Series NY Giants (NL) play Bkln (AA).   

Oct 18   Fannie Hurst, novelist (Anatomy of Me)   

Oct 19   Portugal's Luiz I dies at age 51 after a 28-year reign in which slavery has been abolished in every Portuguese colony   

Oct 19   Uncle Art Satherly, entertainer (1968 Acad of Country Music Award).   

Oct 20   Gerhart Hauptmann's "Vor Sonnenaufgang," premieres in Berlin.   

Oct 20   Margaret Dumont, actress-Marx Brothers' foil (Day at the Races).   

Oct 22   Olivier Metra, composer, dies at 59.   

Oct 24   Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League   

Oct 27   Enid Bagnold, novelist (Chalk Garden, 1956 Award of Merit).   

Oct 29   NY Giants (NL) beat Bkln (AA) in world series 6 games to 3.   

Oct 29   Stanley Park dedicated in Vancouver, BC.   

Nov 01   North and South Dakota entered the union as the 39th and 40th states.   

Nov 01   Philip John Noel-Baker, statesman/disarmament advocate (Nobel 1959).   

Nov 02   North Dakota is recorded as becoming 39th and South Dakota is recorded as becoming 40th state   

Nov 02   North Dakota is recorded as becoming 39th and South Dakota is recorded as becoming the 40th state.   

Nov 03   Chaplain Ariëns founds 1st roman catholic workers group.   

Nov 03   Heinrich Campendonk, German painter/wood carver/glazer   

Nov 04   Alton Augustus Adams, composer.   

Nov 04   Players League begins, declaring independence from baseball's NL.   

Nov 05   Idaho's constitution is adopted.   

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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