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   Battle at Gallabat (Metema); Mahdi's beat Abyssinian emperor John IV on this day in history.   

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

Mar 12   On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad): Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

Mar 12   On this day in history battle at Metema (Gallabad); Ethiopian Emperor Yohannes IV, defeated   

Mar 12   Ethiopia's Johannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma fighting the Mahdists on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Philip Guedalla, historian on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Start of South Africa's first Test, vs England, Port Elizabeth on this day in history.   

Mar 12   Yohannes IV, [Kasa], Emperor of Ethiopia (1872-89), dies in battle in the year 1889.   

Mar 14   August Strindberg's "Froken Julie," premieres in Copenhagen on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history joseph A Alberdingk Thijm, [Pauwels Foreestier], poet, dies at 68   

Mar 18   In the year 1889 f Rijkens, oldest living person in Netherlands   

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

Mar 19   In the year 1889 manoel II, last king of Portugal (1908-10)   

Mar 23   In the year 1889 edmonton Alberta's temperature reaches 22.2 C; warmest March day on record.   

Mar 23   In the year 1889 pres Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization   

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   In the year 1889 bernard Tancred carries bat for 26* out of 47! S Afr v England   

Mar 26   On this day in history johnny Briggs took 15-26 (7-17 &8-11) vs South Africa at Newlands   

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

Mar 26   On this day in history vaclav Kapral, composer   

Mar 27   Moritz Furstenau, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1889.   

Mar 27   On this day in history yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu, Turkish writer/diplomat   

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   John T Reid opens 1st US golf course (Yonkers, NY) in the year 1889.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1889 birth of tom Dugan, Dublin Ireland, actor (Circus Clown, Drag, Skyway)   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of albert van Dalsum, Dutch actor/director (Little Rascal) [or 1899]   

Jan 10   In the year 1889 martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68   

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

Jan 14   Ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834) died on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian author (Siete Tratados), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

Jan 27   Ivan S Aksakov, Russian journalist, dies at 65 in the year 1889.   

Jan 30   On this day in history death of crown Prince Rudolph of Austria (b. 1858)   

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

Feb 03   Belle Starr, US female gangster, murdered at 40 died on this day in history.