Invention of Tabulator
Patents an electrical computer for processing data
Historical events in 1889
90 historical records
January 18893 historical events
City Status
Queen Victoria grants Birmingham city status by letters patent.
Battle of Dogali
An Italian force of 500 is destroyed
March 18896 historical events
National Holiday
Benjamin Harrison is inaugurated as 23rd President
Rule of Oklahoma
President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
Eiffel Tower
French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurls the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion. Constructed of 7,000 tons of iron and steel, the 984-foot structure was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, commemorating the centennial of the French Revolution
Paris Exhibition
Constructed of 7,000 tons of iron and steel, the 984-foot structure was designed by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel for the Paris Exhibition of 1889, commemorating the centennial of the French Revolution
Eiffel Tower Completed
Completes the iron tower built for the Paris exposition.
Exposition Universelle Landmark
Demonstrates large-scale prefabricated iron construction and wind-resistant engineering.
April 18897 historical events
Canal Promoter
French Panama Canal company enters liquidation after financial and engineering failure
Birth of Adrian Boult
Birth of Adrian Boult
Hemsoborna
August Strindbergs "Hemsoborna" premiered in Copenhagen
Birth of Charlie Chaplin
Birth of Charlie Chaplin
Birth of Adolf Hitler
Birth of Adolf Hitler, Brannau, Austria, son of Alois Hitler & Klara Polz
Rule of Oklahoma
The Oklahoma land rush officially starts at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims
Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein
May 18892 historical events
Birth of Gilardo Gilardi
Birth of Gilardo Gilardi
Birth of Igor Sikorsky
Birth of Igor Sikorsky
July 18894 historical events
First Emil Stang Government
Begins the First Emil Stang Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Johan Sverdrup Government
The Johan Sverdrup Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Marriage
Marries the 1st Duke of Fife
Birth of Vladimir Zworykin
Vladimir Zworykin, called the "Father of Television" for inventing the iconoscope, is born in Russia
August 18891 historical events
Invention of Coin-Operated Telephone
The first coin-operated telephone is patented by William Gray of Hartford
September 18891 historical events
Birth of Martin Heidegger
Martin Heidegger, existentialist philosopher and writer, is born in Germany
November 18896 historical events
Constitution of Brazil
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
Coup
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
President of Brazil
Appointed President of Brazil
President of Brazil
Appointed provisional President of Brazil after the proclamation of the Republic
Coup
Planters & Liberals to unite & overthrow the monarchy. A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
Birth of Edwin Powell Hubble
Edwin Powell Hubble is born in Marshfield, Missouri.
Death of Rudolf
Death of Rudolf, Franz Josephs only son & heir commits suicide
Suicide
Franz Josefs only son & successor commits suicide. Death of Rudolf, Franz Josephs only son & heir commits suicide
Death of Franz Josef I
Death of Rudolf, Franz Josefs only son & successor commits suicide
Suicide
Franz Josefs only son & successor commits suicide. Death of Rudolf, Franz Josefs only son & successor commits suicide
Retirement
Retires when the Emperor comes of age
Rule of Ethiopia
Signs a Treaty with Italy making Abyssinia a protectorate
Succession
Succeeds as Emperor of Ethiopia
Treaty of Wachile
Signs the Treaty of Wachile with Italy used by Italy for the subjugation of Ethiopia
Time and Free Will
Bergson publishes Time and Free Will, distinguishing lived duration from spatialised clock time.
Time and Free Will
Publication of "Time & Free Will"
Symphony No 1
Composes, "Symphony No 1"
Health Reform
Passes the Old Age & Disability Insurance Law
Reform of Government
Passes the Old Age & Disability Insurance Law
Strike
Receives striking miners in Berlin. Criticises coal producers & demands an end to the strike on miners terms
Marriage
Marries Constantine, King of the Hellenes
Crossing the Bar
Publication of "Crossing the Bar"
Lieutenant
Appointed Lieutenant
Coptic Australian Service Command
Takes command of Coptic for White Star service connected with the Australian trade.
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary of Finance in Egypt
Governor
Appointed Governor of Victoria, Australia
Death of John Bright
Death of John Bright
Commission
Junior Counsell for Charles Parnell before the Parnell Commission
Parnell Commission Counsel
Serves as junior counsel for Charles Parnell before the Parnell Commission.
South Shields Shipping Company
Founds the South Shields Shipping Company, based in the port of South Shields
Frome Flooding Exposes Drainage Risk
Flooding around Silver Street demonstrated that enclosing the river did not eliminate the need for sufficient stormwater capacity. The improvement addressed a specific constraint in river engineering.
Sheffield United Established
Clegg helped establish Sheffield United as a football club associated with the city's cricketing institutions, laying the foundations for its professional success.
First League Runner Up Attack
Albert Brown contributed goals during Aston Villa's first Football League campaign, when the Birmingham club finished second behind Preston North End.
Egyptian Brigade Command Assumed
Takes command of an Egyptian brigade as his responsibilities within the reorganised Egyptian Army expand.
Marriage
Marries Sophia, sister of Kaiser William II
Harland and Wolff Apprenticeship Begins
Begins a premium apprenticeship at Harland and Wolff after leaving the Royal Belfast Academical Institution at the age of sixteen.
Relativity, Theory of
FitzGerald proposes length contraction as a way to explain the null result of ether drift experiments
Gina
Composes, "Gina"
Mercury Rotation
Schiaparelli reports that Mercury appears to rotate once in about 88 days, suggesting synchronous rotation with its orbital period.
Capture of Italy
Menelik II cancels the protectorate agreement & Crispi annexes Italian Somaliland
Declaration of War
Menelik II cancels the protectorate agreement & Crispi annexes Italian Somaliland
Constitution of Japan
Introduces the Meiji Constitution
Succession
Succeeds as Crown Prince
Constitution of Japan
Helps draft the Meiji Constitution
Birth of Tadayoshi Sano
Birth of Tadayoshi Sano
Leader Opposition
Appointed Leader of the Opposition
Succession
Succeeds as King of Romania, Adopted as crown Prince of Romania by his uncle Carol i
Drama
The death of Chekhovs brother Nikolai from tuberculosis in 1889 influenced A Dreary Story, finished that September, about a man who confronts the end of a life which he realises has been without purpose
Director of Railway Affairs
Joins the Finance Ministry as director of railway affairs.
Land Captains
Creates land captains with extensive administrative and judicial authority over peasant communities.
Railway Expansion
Supports increasing state involvement in railway construction and administration as part of economic development.
National Economy and Friedrich List
Publishes arguments for protective tariffs and industrial development.
Mikhailovsky Artillery School
Trains at the Mikhailovsky Artillery School in Saint Petersburg.
SDP
Co-founder of the Social Democratic Party
Alternating-Current Power Transmission
Supports efficient long-distance distribution of alternating-current electricity.
Three-Phase Electrical System
Develops a three-phase system for generating and transmitting electrical power.
President of Switzerland
Serves as President of the Swiss Confederation throughout 1889 after succeeding Wilhelm Hertenstein in November 1888.
Minister of Great Britain
Appointed Minister to Britain
President of USA
Appointed President of the USA, 23rd President
Vice President
Appointed Vice President of the USA
Press
Founds the Wall St Journal which includes daily US stock prices in the Dow-Jones index
Invention of Coca Cola
Asa Candler purchases the Coca Cola formula
Invention of Tutti Frutti Machines
Thomas Adams installs the 1st Tutti Frutti machines on the platforms of the elevated trains of NYC
Hollerith Electrical Tabulator Patent Granted
Herman Hollerith patented electromechanical data handling machinery designed to accelerate statistical tabulation. The project changed the techniques available to later investigators.
Coup
Ousted in a Coup & forced into exile in Paris
Exile of Antonio Guzman Blanco
Ousted in a Coup & forced into exile in Paris