1889


 * For the board game, see .

Year 1889 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 12-day slower ).

January - March

 * - of the, seen over parts of  and.
 * An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States signed by Pres. Grover Cleveland. Establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers as a predecessor to the current US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
 * - receives a patent for his electric
 * - is formed in.
 * - and his mistress  commit a double suicide (or a murder suicide) in  hunting lodge.
 * - First issue of is published.
 * - of  adopted; 1st  convenes in.
 * -  signs a bill admitting, ,  and  as s.
 * March - naval force shells a village in, destroying some  property. Three American warships enter the  harbor and were prepare to fire on the three German warships found there. Before guns are fired, a hurricane blows up and sinks all the ships, American and German. A compulsory  is called because of the lack of warships.
 * -, 22nd of the  ( - 1889) is succeeded by  (1889-).
 * - is killed in the ; ese forces, who had been almost defeated, rally and destroy the n army.
 * - Legislature issues a charter for the creation of.
 * - The is inaugurated (opens ). Contemporary critics regard it aesthetically displeasing.

April - June

 * - At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the . Within hours the cities of and  are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
 * -, Emperor of , signs a treaty of amity with , giving Italy control over what will become.
 * - opens, in.
 * - In, three US and three German ships sink in a because the captains refuse to leave before the others - almost 200 drown. British steamer Calliope saves itself by pushing into the wind with full speed.
 * - collapses in western, killing more than 2,200 people in and around ; the.
 * - The first long distance line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at  and downtown.
 * - The ravages through the  without any fatalities.
 * - 88 are killed in the near  in.

July - September

 * - The first issue of the  is published.
 * - marries
 * - The Great breaks out in England.
 * - The oldest club of Asia,  established in.
 * - The Jewish Settlement of is founded in.
 * - Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi becomes Reigning Prince of.
 * - ' Koppai (Later ' Company, Limited) founded by to produce and market the playing card game.

October - December

 * - In, the first international Conference of American States begins.
 * -  (by ) goes to Chicago.
 * - Sir, Premier of , delivers the calling for the.
 * - and  are admitted as the 39th and 40th.
 * - is admitted as the 41st.
 * - is admitted as the 42nd.
 * - Inspired by pioneer woman Journalist  (Elizabeth Cochrane) begins an attempt to beat travel around the world in less than 80 days (Bly finished the journey in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes).
 * - is declared a republic by  and Emperor  is deposed in a military  (he was the second and last emperor of Brazil).
 * - The first goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in.
 * - Wofford and Furman play the first intercollegiate football game in the state of South Carolina.
 * - Spanish football team was formed (current oldest club in Spain).

Undated

 * The first  happens.
 * built and opened in.
 * is founded in.
 * is founded in.
 * is opened in.
 * publishes its first  (actually titled Six Great Bowlers Of The Year). The cricketers chosen are, , , , and.
 * invents cordite.
 * is founded.
 * French defense minister attempts a coup but is forced to flee the country.
 * First free elections held in.
 * , king of, commits suicide.
 * interrupts the building of.
 * Huge locust crosses the  and destroys crops in the.
 * movement begins.
 * claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi.
 * Fabian Essays in Socialism, edited by, is published.
 * was opened. This is the longest suspension foot-bridge in the world, and the park is now a favourite attraction to tourists from all over the world. It is located in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 * , by, is published.
 * English football team was formed.
 * introduced into the upper ,
 * The musical instrument is invented by Auguste Mustel.
 * is passed.

January - June

 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, French general, posthumous (d. )
 * -, and  (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, important contributor to (d. )
 * -, British physicist (d. )
 * -, English founder of the Girl Guides (d. )
 * -, British philosopher and historian. (d. )
 * -, French actress (d. )
 * , Japanese novelist, poet, and Buddhism scholar (d. )
 * , Japanese philosopher (d. )
 * , 10th Territorial Governor of Hawai'i (d. )
 * , American silent film actress (d. )
 * -, Australian botanist (d. )
 * -, South African athlete (d. )
 * -, Russian singer and actor (d. )
 * -, British athlete (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Chilean writer, laureate (d. )
 * - Sir, English conductor (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, English actor and film director (d. )
 * -, Austrian dictator of Nazi Germany (d. )
 * -, Swiss chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Dutch admiral (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born philosopher (d. )
 * -, Portuguese dictator(d. )
 * -, German-Dutch housemate of , (d. )
 * -, German publisher, businessman, father of (d. )
 * -, American chemist and inventor (d. )
 * -, Russian developer of the helicopter (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )

July - December

 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. )
 * -, English General in WWII (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Dutch aviation pioneer (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Ohio (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, , the last surviving person verified as born in 1889. (d. )
 * -, Australian politician (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Scottish writer and translator (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, German pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American airline executive (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American magazine publisher () (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, Soviet military commander (d. )
 * -, American astronomer (d. )
 * -, English physiologist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Finnish runner (d. )
 * -, farmer and creator of (d. ).
 * date unknown
 * Dr., Indian intellectual reformist (d.)
 * , Australian poet (d. )
 * , French, , and (d. )


 * See also .

Deaths

 * -, American politician (b. )
 * - (suicide) (b. )
 * - (suicide) (b. )
 * -, American outlaw (b. )
 * -, Swedish inventor and engineer (b. )
 * - Emperor
 * - (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, U.S. Army general (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Russian satirist (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Romanian poet (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Argentinian author (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, American outlaw and youngest of the Younger outlaws
 * -, British novelist (b. )
 * -, German composer
 * -, English physicist (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, French dramatist (b. )
 * -, Irish author (b. or )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Romanian writer (b. or )


 * See also .

Heads of State

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 * , President of the United States (1889-)
 * -, and  (-)
 * , (-1889)
 * , President of the United States (1889-)
 * -, and  (-)
 * , (-1889)
 * , President of the United States (1889-)
 * , (-1889)
 * , President of the United States (1889-)
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 * , President of the United States (1889-)
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 * , President of the United States (1889-)