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Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The year 1889 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1889 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Marie Triepcke Krøyer Alfvén marries fellow-artist Peder Severin Krøyer. The year 1889 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published Robert Browning, Asolando Eugene Field, A Little Book of Western Verse Events November 20 - Gustav Mahler 's Symphony No 1 is premiered in Budapest Emile Berliner The year 1889 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball World Series - New York NL defeats Brooklyn AA 6 games to 3 Events January events January 16 &ndash The Mito Railway between Mito and Oyama, Japan, begins passenger See also 1888 in Australia, other events of 1889, 1890 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1888 in Canada, other events of 1889, 1890 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Events June – Edward Carson becomes the youngest QC in Ireland (aged 35 Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – The term of Lieutenant-General Sir See also 1888 in South Africa, other events of 1889, 1890 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events Orange County California is created on March 11 North Dakota and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1888 state leaders - Events of 1889 - 1890 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France French Somaliland - Léonce Lagarde, Governor of French Somaliland ( 1888 - 1899) Riviéres Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Tuesday ( Dominical letter F) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the calendar for any Common year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter A) or for any year in which “ Doomsday ” is Tuesday The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1889 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 4 Heads of State

Events of 1889

January - March

• January 1 - Total eclipse of the sun, seen over parts of California and Nevada. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when one Celestial object moves into the shadow of another The Sun (Sol is the Star at the center of the Solar System. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Nevada ( is a state located in the western region of the United States of America.
• January 4 An Act to Regulate Appointments in the Marine Hospital Service of the United States signed by Pres. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Grover Cleveland. Establishes a Commissioned Corps of officers as a predecessor to the current US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
• January 8 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his electric tabulating machine
• January 15 - The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is originally incorporated in Atlanta, Georgia. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a See also Unit record equipment The tabulating machine was a machine designed to assist in Tabulations. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule
• January 22 - Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, DC. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• January 30 - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera commit a double suicide (or a murder suicide) in Mayerling hunting lodge. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Background Crown Prince Rudolf was born on 21 August 1858 in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna as the son of Emperor Franz Joseph I Baroness Mary Vetsera ( German language: Marie "Mary" Alexandrine Freiin von Vetsera) ( 19 March 1871 – 30 January Mayerling is a small village (pop 200 in Lower Austria belonging to the municipality of Alland in the district of Baden.
• February 5 - First issue of Glasgow University Magazine is published. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. The first issue of Glasgow University Magazine (GUM was published on 5 February 1889 aiming to keep students informed of news and events within the University, and to provide
• February 11 - Meiji Constitution of Japan adopted; 1st Diet convenes in 1890. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The, more commonly known as the Imperial or Meiji Constitution, was the fundamental law of the Empire of Japan from 29 November 1890 until 2 May 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In Politics, a diet is a formal Deliberative assembly. The term is derived from Medieval Latin dietas, and ultimately comes from Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• February 22 - President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

• March - German naval force shells a village in Samoa, destroying some American property. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Three American warships enter the Samoan harbor and 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 armistice is called because of the lack of warships. An armistice is a situation where the warring parties agree to stop fighting
• March 4 - Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States (1885 - 1889) is succeeded by Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893). Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• March 9 - Yohannes IV is killed in the Battle of Metemma; Sudanese forces, who had been almost defeated, rally and destroy the Ethiopian army. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Emperor Yohannes IV ( Ge'ez ዮሓንስ Yōḥānnis, Amharic Yōhānnis, also known as "John" c The Battle of Gallabat (also called the Battle of Metemma) was fought 9 - 10 March 1889 between the Mahdist Sudanese and Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page
• March 11 - North Carolina Legislature issues a charter for the creation of Elon College. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Elon University is a private liberal arts university located in Elon North Carolina.
• March 23 - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad founded the Ahmadiyya Muslim community. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 – Ahmadiyya ( احمدیہ Ahmadiyya) is a movement that arose out of mainstream Islam towards the end of the 19th century
• March 31 - The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated (opens May 6). Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Contemporary critics regard it aesthetically displeasing.

April - June

• April 10 - Hammarby Roddförening founded, later to become Hammarby IF. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Hammarby Fotboll is a Swedish football club based in Södermalm, the southernmost district of Stockholm city centre.
• April 22 - At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The Land Rush of 1889 was the first Land run into the Unassigned Lands and included all or part of the modern day Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000. Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. Guthrie is a city in and the County seat of Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part
• May 2 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, giving Italy control over what will become Eritrea. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12 NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Eritrea () ( Ge'ez: ኤርትራ ʾErtrā, Arabic: إرتريا Iritriya) officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in
• May 6 - Eiffel Tower opens, in Paris. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. The Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel /tuʀ ɛfɛl/ is an Iron Tower built Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• May 15 - In Samoa, three US and three German ships sink in a typhoon because the captains refuse to leave before the others - almost 200 drown. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean British steamer Calliope saves itself by pushing into the wind with full speed.
• May 31 - Johnstown Flood: South Fork Dam collapses in western Pennsylvania, killing more than 2,200 people in and around Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Johnstown Flood disaster (or Great Flood of 1889 as it became known locally occurred on May 31, 1889. The South Fork Dam was located on Lake Conemaugh an artificial body of water located near South Fork Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Johnstown is a city in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, miles east of Pittsburgh
• June 3 - The first long distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Electric power transmission, a process in the delivery of Electricity to consumers is the bulk transfer of electrical power The Willamette River (pronounced) is a Tributary of the Columbia River. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
• June 6 - The Great Seattle Fire ravages through the downtown area without any fatalities. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year The Great Seattle Fire was a Fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle Washington, on June 6, 1889. Downtown is the Central business district of Seattle, Washington.
• June 8 - The Wall Street Journal is established. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable
• June 12 - 88 are killed in the Armagh rail disaster near Armagh in Northern Ireland. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. The Armagh rail disaster happened on 12 June 1889 near Armagh, Ireland. The City of Armagh ( is an ancient religious site of worship of both celtic paganism and Christianity and the oldest of the five cities in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• June - Vincent Van Gogh paints Starry Night.

July - September

• July 8 - The first issue of the Wall Street Journal is published. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000
• July 31 - Louise, Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife marries Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife
• August 14 - The Great London Dock Strike breaks out in England. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently The Princess Louise Princess Royal and Duchess of Fife (Louise Victoria Alexandra Dagmar 20 February 1867 – 4 January 1931) was the Alexander William George Duff 1st Duke of Fife, KG, KT, GCVO, VD, PC (10 November 1849&ndash12 January 1912 styled Viscount Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures The London Dock Strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London.
• August - The Jewish Settlement of Moisés Ville is founded in Argentina. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Moisés Ville is a small town ( comuna) in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina founded in 1889 by Eastern European and Russian For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• September 10 - Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi becomes Reigning Prince Albert I of Monaco. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Early life Born Albert Honoré Charles Grimaldi on 13 November 1848 in Paris France, the son of Prince Charles III (1818-1889 and Countess For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque
• September 23 - Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on Fusajiro Yamauchi (山内 房治郎 Yamauchi Fusajirō, November 22, 1859 &ndash January 1940 was the founder of the company that is now known as are Playing cards of Japanese origin ( Karuta cards used to play a number of games

October - December

• October 2 - In Washington, DC, the first International Conference of American States begins. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper thin card or thin plastic figured with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing Card games Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Began in 1889 under the initiative of US Secretary of State James G
• October 24 - Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales, delivers the Tenterfield Oration calling for the Federation of Australia. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Sir Henry Parkes, GCMG (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896 was an Australian statesman the "Father of Federation The Tenterfield Oration was a speech given by Sir Henry Parkes at the Tenterfield School of Arts, New South Wales, Australia on The federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South
• November 2 - North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. state. Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• November 8 - Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• November 11 - Washington is admitted as the 42nd U.S. state. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• November 14 - Inspired by Jules Verne pioneer woman Journalist Nellie Bly (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). Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Jules Gabriel Verne ( February 8 1828 &ndash March 24 1905) was a French Author who pioneered the science-fiction Nellie Bly (May 5 1864 &ndash January 27 1922 was an American journalist author Industrialist, and charity worker
• November 15 - Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca deposes Emperor Pedro II (the second, and last, emperor of Brazil) in a military coup. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Field Marshal Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, pron. mɐnu'ɛw deo'dɔɾu da fõ'sekɐ ( August 5, 1827 - August 23, 1892 Pedro II, (ˈpedɾu seˈgũdu December 2, 1825 December 5, 1891) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil.
• November 23 - The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of jukebox is a partially automated music-playing device usually a Coin -operated machine that can play specially selected songs from self-contained media The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
• November 27 - Clemson University is founded in Clemson, South Carolina. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Clemson is a city in Anderson and Pickens counties in the US state of South Carolina.
• December 4 - Official opening of Bayswater Railway Station Victoria Australia
• December 14 - Wofford and Furman play the first intercollegiate football game in the state of South Carolina. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people
• December 23 - Spanish football team Recreativo de Huelva is formed (currently oldest club in Spain). Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Real Club Recreativo de Huelva is a Spanish football team founded on December 23 1889.

Undated

• The first West Virginia tornado is recorded. West Virginia ( is a state in the Appalachian Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States, bordered by A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus
• North Carolina Legislature issues a charter for Elon College. Elon University is a private liberal arts university located in Elon North Carolina.
• Moulin Rouge built and opened in Paris. Can-can at the Moulin Rouge The main feature of an evening at the Moulin Rouge is the performance Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• Wisden Cricketer's Almanac publishes its first Wisden Cricketers of the Year (actually titled Six Great Bowlers Of The Year). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their The cricketers chosen are George Lohmann, Bobby Peel, Johnny Briggs, Charles Turner, John Ferris and Sammy Woods. George Lohmann (June 2 1865 in London – December 1 1901 in Worcester Western Cape, South Africa) is regarded as one the greatest bowlers Robert ("Bobby" Peel ( February 12, 1857 in Leeds – August 12, 1943 in Leeds was a Yorkshire and England Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald Charles Thomas Turner ( Bathurst, November 16, 1862 &ndash January 1, 1944 in Manly New South Wales, Australia was a John James Ferris (born 21 May, 1867 in Sydney, died 17 November 1900 in Durban) a left-arm swing bowler Sammy Woods ( Samuel Moses James Woods; born April 13 1867, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Frederick Abel invents cordite. Sir Frederick Augustus Abel 1st Baronet FRS ( 17 July 1827 &ndash 6 September 1902) was an English Chemist. Cordite is a family of smokeless propellants developed and produced in the United Kingdom from 1889 to replace Gunpowder as a military propellant
• Diet of Japan is founded. The is Japan's Bicameral Legislature. It is composed of a Lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an Upper house, called
• French defense minister Georges Boulanger attempts a coup but is forced to flee the country.
• First free elections held in Costa Rica. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in
• Yellow fever interrupts the building of Panama Canal. Yellow fever (also called yellow jack, black vomit or sometimes American Plague) is an acute viral disease The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the
• Huge locust swarm crosses the Red Sea and destroys crops in the Nile Valley. The SWARM Remote Weapon System (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount is a fully armored Remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The Nile (النيل, Ancient Egyptian iteru or Ḥ'pī, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing River
• Ghost Dance movement begins. Noted in historical accounts as the Ghost Dance of 1890 the Ghost Dance was a religious movement incorporated into numerous Native American belief systems
• Mirza Ghulam Ahmad claimed to be the Promised Messiah and Mahdi. Mirza Ghulām Ahmad of Qadian ( ميرزا غلام احمد) ( February 13, 1835 – May 26, 1908 CE Shawal 14 1250 –
• Capilano Suspension Bridge is opened, the longest suspension foot-bridge in the world. The Capilano Suspension Bridge is a Simple suspension bridge crossing the Capilano River in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia

• English football team Wimbledon F.C. is formed. This article refers to the original club from London which existed until 2004
• Brook trout introduced into the upper Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park
• Children's Charter 1889 is passed. The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, (sometimes called the eastern brook trout, Adirondack coaster lake trout) is a Species of Fish The Firehole River is one of two major tributaries of the Madison River. The United Kingdom 's Children's Charter of 1889 was the first Act of Parliament for the prevention of cruelty to children
• Schools founded include:
  • Plattsburgh Normal School (Plattsburgh, New York)
  • Riverside Elementary School (Wichita, Kansas)

Births

1889 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1889 MDCCCLXXXIX
Ab urbe condita	2642
Armenian calendar	1338 ԹՎ ՌՅԼԸ
Bahá'í calendar	45 – 46
Berber calendar	2839
Buddhist calendar	2433
Burmese calendar	1251
Chinese calendar	4525/4585-11-30 (戊子年十一月三十日) — to — 4526/4586-12-10 (己丑年十二月初十日)
Coptic calendar	1605 – 1606
Ethiopian calendar	1881 – 1882
Hebrew calendar	5649 – 5650
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1944 – 1945
- Shaka Samvat	1811 – 1812
- Kali Yuga	4990 – 4991
Holocene calendar	11889
Iranian calendar	1267 – 1268
Islamic calendar	1306 – 1307
Japanese calendar	Meiji 22 (明治22年)
Korean calendar	4222
Thai solar calendar	2432
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• January 20 - Leadbelly, American musician (d. The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (also known as SUNY Plattsburgh or Plattsburgh State) is a four-year public Liberal arts college in Plattsburgh is a City in Clinton County, New York, United States. Wichita (ˈwɪtʃɪtaː is the most populous City in the US state of Kansas, and the county seat of Sedgwick County. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing 1949)
• January 21 - Edith Bratt, wife of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Edith Mary Tolkien née Bratt (21 January 1889 – 29 November 1971 was the wife of writer J 1971)
• January 31 - Frank Foster, English cricketer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Francis or Frank Foster may refer to Francis Foster (Australian politician (1872-1948 Frank Foster (cricketer, (1889-1958 1958)
• February 2 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny ( 2 February 1889 &ndash 11 January 1952) was a French military hero of World The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1952)
• February 3 - Risto Ryti, Prime Minister and President of Finland (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Risto Heikki Ryti ( February 3, 1889 - October 25, 1956) was the President of Finland from 1940 to 1944 The Prime Minister (pääministeri Swedish: statsminister) is the Head of Government of Finland. The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the 1956)
• February 5 - Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. (George Ernest Tyldesley ( February 5, 1889, Worsley, Lancashire, England – May 5 1962, Rhos-on-Sea 1962)
• February 7 - Harry Nyquist, important contributor to information theory (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Harry Nyquist ( né Harry Theodor Nyqvist pron, not as often pronounced ( February 7, 1889 – April 4, 1976) was an important Information theory is a branch of Applied mathematics and Electrical engineering involving the quantification of Information. 1976)
• February 11 - John H. Mills, Sr., American singer, "Mills Brothers" (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The Mills Brothers were a major African-American Jazz and pop vocal Quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2000 recordings that sold 1967)
• February 19 - Ernest Marsden, British physicist (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Sir Ernest Marsden ( 19 February 1889 - 15 December 1970) was a English - New Zealand Physicist. 1970)
• February 22 - Lady Olave Baden-Powell, English founder of the Girl Guides (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Olave St Clair Baden-Powell Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE ( February 22, 1889 – June 25, 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames 1977)
• February 22 - R. G. Collingwood, British philosopher and historian. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Robin George Collingwood ( February 22, 1889 – January 9, 1943) was a British philosopher and historian (d. 1943)
• February 24 - Suzanne Bianchetti, French actress (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Suzanne Bianchetti (born 24 February 1889 in Paris, France - died 17 October 1936 in Paris was a pioneer Film actress. 1936)
• March 1
  • Kanoko Okamoto, Japanese novelist, poet, and Buddhism scholar (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant was the Pen-name of a Japanese author, tanka Poet, and Buddhism scholar active during Taishō and early Shōwa period 1939)
  • Watsuji Tetsuro, Japanese philosopher (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tetsuro Watsuji (和辻 哲郎 Watsuji Tetsurō) ( March 1 1889 &ndash December 26 1960) was a Japanese moral philosopher 1960)
• March 4
  • Oren E. Long, 10th Territorial Governor of Hawai'i (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Oren Ethelbirt Long ( March 4, 1889 - May 6, 1965) was the tenth Territorial Governor of Hawai'i and served from 1951 to 1953 1965)
  • Pearl White, American silent film actress (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Pearl Fay White, ( March 4, 1889, Green Ridge Missouri - August 4, 1938, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) was an 1938)
• March 6 - William D. Francis, Australian botanist (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of William Douglas Francis ( 6 March 1889 - 2 January 1959) was a notable Australian botanist. 1959)
• March 16 - Reggie Walker, South African athlete (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Reginald Edgar "Reggie" Walker ( March 16, 1889 &ndash November 5, 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 1951)
• March 21 - Aleksandr Vertinsky, Russian singer and actor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Aleksandr Nikolayevich Vertinsky ( Russian: Александр Вертинский, 21 March, 1889 in Kiev — 21 May 1957)
• March 24 - Albert Hill, British athlete (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Albert George Hill ( March 24, 1889 &ndash January 8, 1969) was a British athlete, winner of two Olympic 1969)
• March 29 - Warner Baxter, American actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Warner Leroy Baxter ( March 29, 1889 – May 7, 1951) was an American Academy Award –winning actor who is best known for 1951)
• April 7 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Gabriela Mistral ( April 7, 1889 — January 10, 1957) was the Pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1957)
• April 8 - Sir Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Adrian Cedric Boult CH ( 8 April 1889 1983)
• April 11 - Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Dominic James "Nick" La Rocca (born April 11, 1889 in New Orleans Louisiana &ndash died February 22 1961 in 1961)
• April 15 - Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Thomas Hart Benton ( April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American painter and Muralist. 1975)
• April 16 - Charlie Chaplin, English actor and film director (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom 1977)
• April 20 - Adolf Hitler, Austrian dictator of Nazi Germany (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1945)
• April 21 - Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Paul Karrer ( April 21, 1889 &ndash June 18, 1971) was a Swiss Organic chemist best known for his work on Vitamins The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1971)
• April 23 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman ( April 23, 1889, Utrecht &ndash February 28, 1942, Java Sea) was a Schout-bij-nacht 1942)
• April 26 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. 1951)
• April 28 - António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese dictator(d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title António de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE, pron. ɐ̃'tɔniu dɨ oli'vɐiɾɐ sɐlɐ'zaɾ 1970)
• April 30 - Fritz Pfeffer, German-Dutch housemate of Anne Frank, (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Friedrich 'Fritz' Pfeffer ( April 30, 1889 &ndash December 20, 1944) was a German Dentist and Jewish Refugee Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1944)
• May 12 - Otto Frank, German publisher, businessman, father of Anne Frank (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Otto Heinrich Frank ( May 12, 1889 &ndash August 19, 1980) was the father of Anne Frank and Margot Frank. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany 1980)
• May 18 - Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Thomas Midgley Jr ( May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical engineer turned Chemist 1944)
• May 25 - Igor Sikorsky, Russian developer of the helicopter (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Igor Sikorsky (25 May 1889 &ndash 26 October 1972 was born Igor Ivanovich Sikorsky (Игорь Иванович Сикорский 1972)
• June 21 - Ralph Craig, American athlete (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Ralph Cook Craig ( June 21, 1889 &ndash July 21, 1972) was an American athlete, winner of the sprint double at the 1972)
• June 23 - Anna Akhmatova, Russian poet (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Anna Akhmatova (А́нна Ахма́това real name А́нна Андре́евна Горе́нко ( — March 5 1966 was the Pen name of Anna Andreevna Gorenko 1966)

July - December

• July 5 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 &ndash 11 October 1963 was a French Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Designer, Boxing 1963)
• July 17 - Erle Stanley Gardner, American author (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Erle Stanley Gardner ( July 17, 1889 Malden Massachusetts – March 11, 1970 Temecula California 1970)
• August 5 - Conrad Aiken, American writer (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Conrad Potter Aiken (August 5 1889 &ndash August 17 1973 was a Pulitzer Prize -winning American novelist and poet born in Savannah Georgia, whose work includes 1973)
• August 12 - Zerna Sharp, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Zerna Addis Sharp ( August 12, 1889 - June 17, 1981) US Author, writer and teacher 1981)
• August 21 - Sir Richard O'Connor, English General in WWII (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. General Sir Richard Nugent O'Connor KT, GCB, DSO & Bar, MC, ADC ( 21 August 1889 &ndash 1981)
• September 2 - George H. Plympton, American screenwriter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. George H Plympton ( September 2 1889 - April 11 1972) was an American Screenwriter. 1972)
• September 7 - Albert Plesman, Dutch aviation pioneer (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Dr Albert Plesman ( 7 September 1889 – 31 December 1953) was a Dutch pioneer in Aviation and co-founder of KLM 1953)
• September 8 - Robert Taft, U. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Robert Alphonso Taft ( September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953) of the Taft political family of Ohio, was a Republican S. Senator from Ohio (d. 1953)
• September 11 - Suzanne Duchamp, French painter (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti ( 20 October 1889 &ndash 11 September 1963) was a French Dadaist painter 1963)
• September 14 - María Capovilla, Supercentenarian, the last surviving person verified as born in 1889. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. María Esther Heredia Lecaro de Capovilla ( September 14, 1889 &ndash August 27, 2006) was an Ecuadorian Supercentenarian A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in (d. 2006)
• September 18 - Doris Blackburn, Australian politician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Doris Amelia Blackburn ( September 18, 1889 &ndash 12 December 1970) was an Australian activist and Member of Parliament 1970)
• September 20 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Charles Decker Reidpath ( September 20, 1889 &ndash October 21, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals 1975)
• September 25 - C. K. Scott-Moncrieff, Scottish writer and translator (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Charles Kenneth (CK Scott Moncrieff MC (25 September 1889 – 28 February 1930 was a Scottish writer most famous for his English translation of most of Proust 1930)
• September 26 - Martin Heidegger, German philosopher (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Martin Heidegger ( September 26, 1889 &ndash May 26, 1976) (ˈmaɐ̯tiːn ˈhaɪ̯dɛgɐ was an influential German philosopher 1976)
• October 3 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Carl von Ossietzky ( October 3, 1889 &ndash May 4, 1938) was a radical German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1938)
• October 8 - C. E. Woolman, American airline executive (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Collett Everman Woolman ( October 8 1889 &ndash September 11 1966) was the founder of Delta Air Lines. 1966)
• October 13 - Douglass Dumbrille, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Douglass Dumbrille ( October 13, 1889 – April 2, 1974) was an actor and one of the Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood. 1974)
• November 1 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1982)
• November 12 - DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher (Reader's Digest) (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days DeWitt Wallace ( November 12, 1890 &ndash March 30, 1981, also known as William Roy) was a United States Magazine Reader's Digest is a monthly general-interest family Magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace. 1981)
• November 14 - Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party The Prime Minister of India is head of the Council of Ministers, appointed by the President to assist the latter in the administration of the affairs of the executive 1964)
• November 16 - George S. Kaufman, American playwright (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published George Simon Kaufman ( November 16 1889 - June 2 1961) was an American Playwright, Theatre director and 1961)
• November 19 - Vasily Blyukher, Soviet military commander (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher (also spelled Blücher Blukher Bliukher etc (Васи́лий Константи́нович Блю́хер ( - November 9, 1938 1938)
• November 20 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Edwin Powell Hubble ( November 20, 1889 – September 28, 1953) was an American astronomer. 1953)
• November 30 - Edgar Douglas Adrian, 1st Baron Adrian, English physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Edgar Douglas Adrian 1st Baron Adrian OM PRS ( 30 November 1889 &ndash 4 August 1977) was a British electrophysiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1977)
• December 9 - Hannes Kolehmainen, Finnish runner (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen ( ( 9 December 1889 &ndash 11 January 1966) was a Finnish long-distance 1966)
• December 11 - Walter Knott, farmer and creator of Knott's Berry Farm (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Walter Marvin Knott ( December 11, 1887 – December 3, 1981) was an American Farmer who created the Knott's Berry Knott's Berry Farm is a brand name of two separate entities in the United States: a Theme park in Buena Park California, and a manufacturer of food 1981). Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
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  • Dr. Rai Rajeshwar Bali, Indian intellectual reformist (d. Rai Rajeshwar Bali (1889-1944 was the Taluqdar of Daryabad, which is a princely state in North India and falls in the state of Uttar Pradesh (United Provinces 1945)
  • James Alexander Allan, Australian poet (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar James Alexander Allan (1879 &ndash 1967 was an Australian Poet and local historian 1956)
  • Marthe Richard, French prostitute, spy, and politician (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marthe Richard, née Betenfeld (1889&ndash1982 was a prostitute and Spy. Prostitution is the act of performing Sexual activity in exchange for Money. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions 1982)

Deaths

• January 13 - Solomon Bundy, American politician (b. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Solomon Bundy ( May 22, 1823 - January 13, 1889) was a United States Representative from New York. 1823)
• January 30 - Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria (suicide) (b. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Background Crown Prince Rudolf was born on 21 August 1858 in Schloss Laxenburg near Vienna as the son of Emperor Franz Joseph I 1858)
• January 30 - Baroness Mary Vetsera (suicide) (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Baroness Mary Vetsera ( German language: Marie "Mary" Alexandrine Freiin von Vetsera) ( 19 March 1871 – 30 January 1871)
• February 3 - Belle Starr, American outlaw (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr ( February 5, 1848 &ndash February 3, 1889) was a famous American 1848)
• February 13 - João Maurício Wanderley, Brazilian magistrate and politician (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed João Maurício Wanderley, first and only baron of Cotejipe (Barra then São Francisco de Chagas da Barra do Rio Grande 23 October, 1815 &mdash Rio de Janeiro 1885)
• March 8 - John Ericsson, Swedish inventor and engineer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. This article is about John Ericsson the Swedish-American inventor 1803)
• March 9 - Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia
• March 24 - The Leatherman (b. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Emperor Yohannes IV ( Ge'ez ዮሓንስ Yōḥānnis, Amharic Yōhānnis, also known as "John" c Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland The Leatherman (ca 1839 – 1889 was a vagabond famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes who traveled a circuit between the Connecticut and Hudson 1833)
• April 23 - Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly, French writer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly ( November 2, 1808 &ndash April 23, 1889) was a French Novelist and Short 1808)
• May 9 - William S. Harney, U. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of William Selby Harney ( 22 August 1800 - 9 May 1889) was a Cavalry officer in the U S. Army general (b. 1800)
• May 14 - Volney E. Howard, American politician (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Volney Erskine Howard ( October 22, 1809 - May 14, 1889) was an American Lawyer, Statesman, and Jurist 1809)
• May 12 - Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Russian satirist (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Mikhail Yevgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin (Михаил Евграфович Салтыков-Щедрин in Spas-Ugol village Tver guverniya &ndash - in 1826)
• June 8 - Gerard Manley Hopkins, English poet (b. For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Gerard Manley Hopkins ( 28 July 1844 – 8 June, 1889) was an English Poet, Roman Catholic convert and 1844)
• June 15 - Mihai Eminescu, Romanian poet (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history 1850)
• July 10 - Julia Gardiner Tyler, First Lady of the United States (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Julia Gardiner Tyler ( May 4, 1820 &ndash July 10, 1889) second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1820)
• August 2 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Eduardo Gutiérrez ( July 15, 1851 – August 2, 1889) was an Argentinian writer 1851)
• August 19 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, French writer (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste comte de Villiers de l'Isle-Adam ( November 7, 1838 – August 19, 1889) was a French 1838)
• September 16 - Bob Younger, American outlaw and youngest of the Younger outlaws
• September 23 - Wilkie Collins, British novelist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Robert Ewing Younger ( October 29, 1853 - September 16, 1889) was an American criminal and outlaw the younger brother of Cole, Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English William Wilkie Collins ( 8 January 1824 &ndash 23 September 1889) was an English Novelist, Playwright, and 1824)
• October 10 - Adolf von Henselt, German composer
• October 11 - James Prescott Joule, English physicist (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Adolf von Henselt ( May 12, 1814 - October 10, 1889) German Composer and Pianist, was born at Schwabach Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed James Prescott Joule FRS (ˈdʒuːl December 24, 1818 &ndash October 11, 1889) was an English Physicist 1818)
• October 19 - King Luis I of Portugal (b. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Ancestors Marriages and descendants Louis married Maria Pia of Savoy, daughter of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Maria 1838)
• October 25 - Émile Augier, French dramatist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Guillaume Victor Émile Augier ( September 17, 1820 &ndash October 25, 1889) was a French Dramatist. 1820)
• November 18 - William Allingham, Irish author (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull William Allingham (March 19 1824 or 1828 - November 18 1889 was an Irish man of letters and poet 1824 or 1828)
• December 6 - Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Jefferson Finis Davis ( June 3, 1808 &ndash December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the The President of the Confederate States of America was the Head of State and Head of Government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from 1808)
• December 12 - Robert Browning, English poet (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889 was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of Dramatic verse, especially Dramatic monologues made him one of 1812)
• December 29 - Glele, King of Dahomey (suicide)
• December 31 - Ion Creangă, Romanian writer (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Badohou who took the throne name Glele, is considered (if Adandozan is not counted to be the tenth King of Dahomey (now Benin) Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Ion Creangă (born March 1, 1837 or June 10, 1839 in Humuleşti, Neamţ County — dead December 31, 1889 1837 or 1839)

Heads of State

• Argentina - Miguel Juarez Celman (1886-1890)
• China - Guāngxù Emperor of China, Qing Dynasty (1875-1908)
• Denmark - Christian IX, King of Denmark (1863-1906)
• France - Marie François Sadi Carnot, President of France (1887-1894)
• Germany - Wilhelm II, German Kaiser (1888-1918)
• Holy See - Pope Leo XIII, Bishop of Rome (1878-1903)
• Japan - Mutsuhito, Meiji emperor (1867-1912)
• Norway - Oscar II, King of Sweden and Norway (1872-1905)
• Ottoman Empire - Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876-1909)
• Russia - Alexander III, Tsar of Russia (1881-1894)
• Spain - Alfonso XIII of Spain, King of Spain (1886-1931)
• United Kingdom - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, (1886-1892)
• United States -
  1. Grover Cleveland, President of the United States (1885-1889)
  2. Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States (1889-1893)

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Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Guangxu Emperor (光緒帝 (14 August 1871&ndash14 November 1908 born Zaitian (載湉 was the tenth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Christian IX ( April 8, 1818 - January 29, 1906) was King of Denmark from November 16, 1863 to January 29 This is a list of Danish Monarchs, that is the Kings and Queens regnant of Denmark. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For the French physicist and uncle of Marie François see Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot. The President of the French Republic (Président de la République française colloquially referred to in English as the President of France, is France 's elected Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Kaiser is the German title meaning " Emperor " with Kaiserin being the female equivalent " Empress " Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome, commonly known as the Pope, and is the preeminent Episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Pope Leo XIII ( March 2, 1810 – July 20, 1903) born Count Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci, was the 256th Pope History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The of Japan is the country's Monarch. He is the head of the Japanese Imperial Family. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Early life At his birth in Stockholm Oscar Frederik was created Duke of Östergötland. The monarch is the Head of state of the Kingdom of Sweden. Sweden being a Constitutional monarchy with a Representative democracy based on a Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Abdülhamid II His Imperial Majesty Sultan of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman Turkish: عبد الحميد ثانی `Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i sânî, İkinci Abdülhamit The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Alexander III Alexandrovich ( 10 March 1845 – 1 November 1894) (Александр III Александрович reigned as Emperor Tsar csar and tzar redirect here For other uses see Tsar (disambiguation. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Reign Although Alfonso's reign would not end well it began well Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

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