Historical Events In 1889

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 in the year 1889.   

Feb 03   Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director (Passion of Jeanne d'arc) on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities) on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer (prolific England bat of 20's) in the year 1889.   

Feb 06   Karel Wellens, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds 1st meeting in SF in the year 1889.   

Feb 07   Astronomical Society of Pacific holds first meeting in San Francisco on this day in history.   

Feb 08   Flood ravages Dutch coast in the year 1889.   

Feb 09   On this day in history the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is established as a Cabinet-level agency.   

Feb 10   Howard Spring, British author/novelist/writer/critic (O Absalom) in the year 1889.   

Feb 11   John Mills, dancer (Mills Brothers) in the year 1889.   

Feb 11   Meiji constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890 on this day in history.   

Feb 11   In the year 1889 the first Japanese written Constitution, handed by the Meiji emperor to his prime minister, Count Kuroda   

Feb 12   On this day in history andrew Greenwood, cricketer (batted in Eng's 1st 2 Tests 1877), dies   

Feb 12   On this day in history caesar Francks Symphony in D, premieres   

Feb 14   1st train load of fruit (oranges) leaves LA for east on this day in history.   

Feb 14   First trainload of fruit (oranges) leaves Los Angeles for the east on this day in history.   

Feb 17   H[aroldson] L Hunt, Texas oil multi-millionaire in the year 1889.   

Feb 18   In the year 1889 sybold van Ravesteyn, architect (Blijdorp, CS Rotterdam, Utrecht)   

Feb 19   Jose Eustasio Rivera, Colombia, poet/novelist (Vortex) in the year 1889.   

Feb 20   Levko Mykolayevich Revutsky, composer in the year 1889.   

Feb 21   On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Anastasia, Hamlet, Iron Duke, Macbeth, St Joan)   

Feb 22   On this day in history dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to the union   

Feb 22   On this day in history dakotas, Montana & Washington admitted to union   

Feb 22   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1889 u.S. President Grover Cleveland signs a bill to admit North and South Dakota, Montana and Washington (state) to the Union.   

Feb 23   In the year 1889 cyril Delevanti, England, actor (Lucius-Jefferson Davis, Black Eye)   

Feb 28   Victor Sutherland, Paducah KY, actor (Captive City) on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1889 kansas passes 1st US antitrust   

Mar 02   Kansas passes first US antitrust on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Edward Sydney Smith, composer, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Mar 03   On this day in history fritz Behrend, composer   

Mar 04   Benjamin Harrison inaugurated as 23rd President on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history pearl White, [Victoria], US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline)   

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Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 01   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)   

Jan 02   Tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine) was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo)   

Jan 04   Albertus W "Albert" van Dalsum, actor/director (Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1889 birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   On this day in history martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68   

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died in the year 1889.   

Jan 17   In the year 1889 juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56   

Jan 27   On this day in history ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65   

Jan 30   Crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858) died in the year 1889.   

Feb 01   On this day in history joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78   

Feb 03   In the year 1889 death of belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40