About the day » Wednesday July 31, 1889Calender converter

• Anna Angelina Lievens, Geel, België († 1892)
• Abraham Andries de Lange, Middelburg († 1889)
• Adrianus Bos, Wognum († 1966)
• Anna Maria Elings, Helvoirt, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1889)
• Agatha Petronella Olivier, Saparoea,, Nederlands-Indië († 1980)
• Adeline Germaine Goddyn, Oostnieuwkerke († 1961)
• de Jonge, Weerdingermarke, gem. Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1889)
• Aaltje Aartsen, Putten
• Adriana Traa, Esch († 1959)
• Abraham Klok, Oudenhoorn, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1889)

• Anna Catharina Hubertina Bergholtz (0), Maastricht, Nederland
• Adriaan Broeders (70), Loon op Zand, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Arendje de Mos (1)
• Carl Markbreiter (44), Wien, Autriche
• Anna Buikstra (42), Leiden
• Annechien Boer (1), Roderwolde, Roden, Drenthe, Netherlands
• Albertus Penthum (31)
• Christina F. Schmidhamer (54), Batavia
• Arent Tieme Gerding (1), Smilde
• Arent, Tieme van Gerdinge (1), Smilde, Drenthe, Nederland

• 1877 » Louisa Bolus, South African botanist and taxonomist († 1970)
• 1880 » Premchand, Indian author and playwright († 1936)
• 1883 » Ramón Fonst, Cuban fencer († 1959)
• 1884 » Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Polish-German economist and politician († 1945)
• 1886 » Fred Quimby, American animation producer († 1965)
• 1886 » Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American mob boss († 1931)
• 1887 » Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher († 1969)
• 1892 » Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist and publisher, founded Worldwide Church of God († 1986)
• 1892 » Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop († 1959)
• 1894 » Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer († 1972)

• 1864 » Louis Christophe François Hachette, French publisher (b. 1800)
• 1875 » Andrew Johnson, American general and politician, 17th President of the United States (b. 1808)
• 1884 » Kiến Phúc, Vietnamese emperor (b. 1869)
• 1886 » Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1811)
• 1891 » Jean-Baptiste Capronnier, Belgian stained glass painter (b. 1814)
• 1913 » John Milne, British geologist and mining engineer. (b. 1850)
• 1914 » Jean Jaurès, French journalist and politician (b. 1859)
• 1917 » Francis Ledwidge, Irish soldier and poet (b. 1881)
• 1917 » Hedd Wyn, Welsh language poet (b. 1887)
• 1920 » Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (b. 1878)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Wilhelmina
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
• January 30 » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling.
• February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
• May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
• May 31 » Johnstown Flood: Over 2,200 people die after a dam fails and sends a 60-foot (18-meter) wall of water over the town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
• July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
• November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.

The temperature on July 31, 1889 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m² and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 90%.