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Born on Thursday January 17, 1889
- Anna Keitz, Nöschenrode (Landkrs. Harz, Sachsen-Anhalt) († 1965)
- * Erris van Brenk, Jutphaas († 1931)
- Aleida Margaretha Jordens, Zwolle († 1966)
- Anna Maria Kalis, Hoeven († 1931)
- alphonse octave DELSAUT, Jemappes (Belgium)
- Adrianus Marinus Brekelmans, Loon op Zand († 1961)
- Aaltje Hendriks (1) Vissia, ,, Kortehemmen, Smallingerland, Friesland, Netherlands († 1917)
- Anna Cornelia Hagenaars, Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Adriana Christina Hagen, Utrecht
- Adolphina Rainiera Catharina Haver Droeze, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1944)
Died on Thursday January 17, 1889
- Anna Theresia Beernaert (77), Torhout,8820,West-Vlaanderen,België
- Anna Sophia Elisabeth Navis (83), Aalten (GL)
- Alphons Buijck (0), Retranchement
- (Anna) Sophia Elisabeth Navis (83), Aalten
- Adrianus Ivits (0), Uden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Alfred Graaf van Rindsmaul (77)
- Anna Theresia ROMBOUTS (71), Geel,2440,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Adam Gaukes Adamse (87), Grouw, Boarnsterhim, Friesland, Netherlands
- Adriana Combé (70), Utrecht, Utrecht, NL
- Anne Maria Van Schaick (63), Warbeyen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Duitsland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 17, 1889 at Delpher
Born on January 17
- 1880 » Mack Sennett, Canadian-American actor, director, and producer († 1960)
- 1881 » Antoni Łomnicki, Polish mathematician and academic († 1941)
- 1881 » Harry Price, English psychologist and author († 1948)
- 1882 » Noah Beery, Sr., American actor († 1946)
- 1883 » Compton Mackenzie, English-Scottish author, poet, and playwright († 1972)
- 1886 » Glenn L. Martin, American pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company († 1955)
- 1887 » Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist († 1975)
- 1888 » Babu Gulabrai, Indian philosopher and author († 1963)
- 1897 » Marcel Petiot, French physician and serial killer († 1946)
- 1898 » Lela Mevorah, Serbian librarian († 1972)
Died on January 17
- 1869 » Alexander Dargomyzhsky, Russian composer (b. 1813)
- 1878 » Edward Shepherd Creasy, English historian and jurist (b. 1812)
- 1884 » Hermann Schlegel, German ornithologist and herpetologist (b. 1804)
- 1887 » William Giblin, Australian lawyer and politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)
- 1888 » Big Bear, Canadian tribal chief (b. 1825)
- 1891 » George Bancroft, American historian and politician, 17th United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1800)
- 1893 » Rutherford B. Hayes, American general, lawyer, and politician, 19th President of the United States (b. 1822)
- 1903 » Ignaz Wechselmann, Hungarian architect and philanthropist (b. 1828)
- 1908 » Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)
- 1909 » Francis Smith, Australian lawyer, judge, and politician, 4th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1819)
Names that were popular for boys in 1889
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Jacob
- Jacobus
- Petrus
- Adrianus
- Arie
- Dirk
- Gerardus
- Hendrikus
- Wilhelmus
Names that were popular for girls in 1889
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Adriana
- Elisabeth
- Hendrika
- Wilhelmina
- Catharina
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Neeltje
- Trijntje
- Petronella
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.
- January 15 » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
- March 23 » The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is established by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in Qadian, British India.
- April 1 » The University of Northern Colorado was established, as the Colorado State Normal School.
- July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
Weather January 17, 1889
The temperature on January 17, 1889 was about -4.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 86%.