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Born on Tuesday February 5, 1889
- Abram Cornelis Oorebeek, Spijkenisse
- Alida Mathilda Smallenburg, 's-Graveland († 1889)
- Adriaantje Jansen, Loosdrecht († 1908)
- Agatha (Agie) Stam, Velsen († 1952)
- Hanemaaijer, De Lier († 1899)
- Albert Jan Egbert Ballast, Coevorden († 1889)
- Agatha Stam, Velsen († 1952)
- Alcide Augustin DUCHATELLE, Trescault,62147,Pas-de-Calais,Nord-Pas-de-Calais,FRANCE († 1971)
- Cornelia(Kee) Smit († 1968)
- Agatha (Agie) Alberts Stam, Velsen († 1952)
Died on Tuesday February 5, 1889
- * Aafje van Aalsburg (50), Kedichem
- Aime Remi Vanelslande (17), Geluveld
- Age Jans Boogaard (47), Workum, Nijefurd, Friesland, Nederland
- Age Boogaard (47), Workum, Friesland, Nederland
- Alphonsus Egidius Hubertus Dinon (48), Sint-Truiden, België
- Alida Jacoba Mark van der (16), Noordwijk
- Andries van Ankeren (68), Uithoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- ten Zijthof (0), Rijssen
- Alida Petronella Jansen (0), Delft
- Adriaan Luteijn \ Lutijn (83), IJzendijke, Zeeland, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 5, 1889 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- De standaard
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on February 5
- 1876 » Ernie McLea, Canadian ice hockey player († 1931)
- 1878 » André Citroën, French engineer and businessman, founded Citroën († 1935)
- 1880 » Gabriel Voisin, French pilot and engineer († 1973)
- 1889 » Ernest Tyldesley, English cricketer († 1962)
- 1889 » Patsy Hendren, English cricketer and footballer († 1962)
- 1889 » Recep Peker, Turkish officer and politician († 1950)
- 1891 » Renato Petronio, Italian rower († 1976)
- 1892 » Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player († 1979)
- 1897 » Dirk Stikker, Dutch businessman and politician, 3rd Secretary General of NATO († 1979)
- 1900 » Adlai Stevenson II, American soldier, politician, and diplomat, 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations († 1965)
Died on February 5
- 1881 » Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian, and academic (b. 1795)
- 1882 » Adolfo Rivadeneyra, Spanish orientalist and diplomat (b. 1841)
- 1892 » Emilie Flygare-Carlén, Swedish author (b. 1807)
- 1915 » Ross Barnes, American baseball player and manager (b. 1850)
- 1917 » Jaber II Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti ruler (b. 1860)
- 1922 » Christiaan de Wet, South African general and politician, State President of the Orange Free State (b. 1854)
- 1922 » Slavoljub Eduard Penkala, Croatian engineer, invented the mechanical pencil (b. 1871)
- 1927 » Inayat Khan, Indian mystic and educator (b. 1882)
- 1931 » Athanasios Eftaxias, Greek politician, 118th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1849)
- 1933 » Josiah Thomas, English-Australian miner and politician (b. 1863)
Names that were popular for boys in 1889
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Jacobus
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Gerardus
- Antonius
- Franciscus
Names that were popular for girls in 1889
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Catharina
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Jacoba
- Petronella
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Margaretha
- Christina
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1889
- 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.
- April 22 » At noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City and Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.
- June 3 » The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
- October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
- November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
The weather on Tuesday February 5, 1889
The temperature on February 5, 1889 was about 0.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 34 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI