Page 3: Historical Events In 1889

Mar 05   On this day in history frits Slomp, [Frits de Rover], Dutch vicar/resistance fighter   

Mar 08   Jens/John Ericsson, Swed/US, engineer (fire extinguisher), dies at 85 in the year 1889.   

Mar 08   On this day in history oscar Ewing, US govt official (Everybody's Business)   

Mar 09   Battle at Gallabat (Metema): Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV in the year 1889.   

Mar 09   In the year 1889 battle at Gallabat (Metema); Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV   

Mar 09   Kansas passes first general antitrust law in US in the year 1889.   

Mar 12   In the year 1889 battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

Mar 12   Battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated in the year 1889.   

Mar 12   On this day in history ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists   

Mar 12   Philip Guedalla, historian in the year 1889.   

Mar 12   Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth in the year 1889.   

Mar 12   Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle on this day in history.   

Mar 14   On this day in history august Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen   

Mar 15   In the year 1889 6 US & German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die   

Mar 15   6 US and German warships perish in harbor of Apia Samoa, 200 die on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68 in the year 1889.   

Mar 18   F Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Mar 18   William Henry Monk, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1889.   

Mar 19   Manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10) in the year 1889.   

Mar 23   On this day in history edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record.   

Mar 23   Pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization in the year 1889.   

Mar 23   President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization on this day in history.   

Mar 25   1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England in the year 1889.   

Mar 25   The first Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town vs England in the year 1889.   

Mar 26   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26 out of 47! South Africa vs England on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands in the year 1889.   

Mar 26   On this day in history south Africa all out 47, then follow-on all out 43 vs England   

Mar 26   Vaclav Kapral, composer in the year 1889.   

Mar 27   Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history matilde "Tillie" Ziegler, killed by husband William Kemmler   

Mar 29   In the year 1889 howard Lindsay, Waterford NY, playwright/actor/dir (State of Union)   

Mar 30   On this day in history john T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of tadeusz Jarecki, composer   

Jan 01   Tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway) was born in the year 1889.   

Jan 02   In the year 1889 birth of tito Schipa, Italy, tenor/composer (La Rondine)   

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 in the year 1889.   

Jan 05   Albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1889.   

Jan 13   Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. 1823) died in the year 1889.   

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   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   In the year 1889 death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)   

Feb 01   Joseph Gungl, composer, dies at 78 in the year 1889.   

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