Page 6: Historical Events In 1889

May 31   Johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Penn on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1889 johnstown Flood; 2,209 die in Pennsylvania   

May 31   The Johnstown Flood kills 2,000 to 5,000 Pennsylvanians in a city of 30,000 on this day in history.   

Jun 01   In the year 1889 1890 flu pandemic in Worldwide killing 1 million people   

Jun 01   Europe's Orient Express completes arrangements for travel between Paris and Constantinople without change of train in the year 1889.   

Jun 03   The Canadian Pacific Railway is completed from coast to coast on this day in history.   

Jun 03   In the year 1889 the first CP train arrives in Saint John, NB from Montréal marking the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway as a coast to coast railway.   

Jun 06   On this day in history great Fire in Seattle destroys 25 downtown blocks   

Jun 08   Cable Cars begin service in LA in the year 1889.   

Jun 08   Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Jun 08   In the year 1889 joseph L Hromadka, Czech theologist (Lenin prize 1957)   

Jun 08   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Boscombe Valley Mystery" (BG) in the year 1889.   

Jun 10   Cliff Clark, actor (Kid Glove Killer, Golden Hoofs, Vigilante Hideout) on this day in history.   

Jun 11   Wesley Ruggles, actor/producer/director (Keystone Kops) on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Single tornado kills 119, injures 146 (New Richmond Wisc) on this day in history.   

Jun 13   On this day in history 2 feet of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming   

Jun 13   In the year 1889 2' of snow accumulates in Rawlins Wyoming   

Jun 14   In the year 1889 victor van Straelen, Flemish biologist/palaeontologist   

Jun 15   In the year 1889 mihail Eminesco, Romanian poet (Luceafarul), dies at 39   

Jun 15   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adv "Stockbroker's Clerk" (BG) in the year 1889.   

Jun 18   Paul Joostens, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history enrico Celio, president (Switzerland)   

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Man with the Twisted Lip" in the year 1889.   

Jun 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Man with the Twisted Lip" in the year 1889.   

Jun 22   Louisville Colonels set ML baseball record with 26th consecutive loss on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history ethel Glenn Hier, composer   

Jun 27   Alfred Courtens, Belgian sculptor on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Carlotta Patti, Italian soprano, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Frank Mayo, silent screen actor (Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters) on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Maria Mitchell, 1st US woman astronomer (Vassar), dies at 70 in the year 1889.   

Jun 30   On this day in history eugenio Terziani, composer, dies at 64   

Jul 01   Frederick Douglass named Minister to Haiti in the year 1889.   

Jul 01   On this day in history uS mint at Carson City, Nevada reopens   

Jul 02   In the year 1889 cor Hermus, Dutch actor/director/writer (A Mother)   

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Jan 01   Alexander Smallens, St Petersburg, Russia, conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Charles Bickford, Cambridge Mass, actor (John-The Virginian) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Tadeusz Jarecki, composer was born in the year 1889.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Walter Baldwin, Ohio, actor (Gay Amigo) was born in the year 1889.   

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   Martin Andreas Udbye, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1889 death of ema Puksec, Croatian singer (b. 1834)   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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