1889
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French Panama Canal company enters liquidation after financial and engineering failure
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French Panama Canal company enters liquidation after financial and engineering failure
Queen Victoria grants Birmingham city status by letters patent.
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
Planters & Liberals to unite & overthrow the monarchy. A military coup led by Deodoro da Fonseca overthrows Emperor Pedro II and declares Brazil a republic
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
Completes the iron tower built for the Paris exposition.
The Johan Sverdrup Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Demonstrates large-scale prefabricated iron construction and wind-resistant engineering.
Begins the First Emil Stang Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
August Strindbergs "Hemsoborna" premiered in Copenhagen
The first coin-operated telephone is patented by William Gray of Hartford
Patents an electrical computer for processing data
Marries the 1st Duke of Fife
Benjamin Harrison is inaugurated as 23rd President
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
Appointed President of Brazil
Appointed provisional President of Brazil after the proclamation of the Republic
President Harrison opens Oklahoma for white colonization
The Oklahoma land rush officially starts at noon as thousands of homesteaders stake claims
Birth of Adolf Hitler, Brannau, Austria, son of Alois Hitler & Klara Polz
Birth of Adrian Boult
Birth of Charlie Chaplin
Birth of Gilardo Gilardi
Birth of Igor Sikorsky
Birth of Ludwig Wittgenstein
Martin Heidegger, existentialist philosopher and writer, is born in Germany
Vladimir Zworykin, called the "Father of Television" for inventing the iconoscope, is born in Russia
An Italian force of 500 is destroyed
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