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January 27, 1889 
January 25, 1889
Died on Saturday January 26, 1889
- Anna Maria Schulte (0), Oberlangen, Lathen
- Alida Tichelaar (75), Hollandscheveld, Drenthe, Nederland
- Aalbert Borgstijn (77), Rotterdam
- Albert Vrijheer Bornemisza van Kászon-Impérfalva (57)
- Adriana Reijntjes (48), De Bilt
- Angela Wagner (44), Hetzerath, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
- Adrianus de Bruijn (0), Dubbeldam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Antje van Zolingen (1), Nieuw-Lekkerland
- Anna van Nes (68), Zeist, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Agnes Meijers (20), Stein, Limburg, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 26, 1889 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- De standaard
- De Graafschap-bode : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor stad- en ambt-Doetinchem, Hummelo en Keppel, Wehl, Zeddam, 's Heerenberg, Ulft, Gendringen, Sillevolde, Terborg, Varsseveld, Dinxperlo, Aalten, Breedevoorde, Lichtenvoorde, Groenlo, Neede, Eibergen, Bor
- De Gooi- en Eemlander : nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Sumatra-courant : nieuws- en advertentieblad
Born on January 26
- 1885 » Harry Ricardo, English engineer and academic († 1974)
- 1885 » Michael Considine, Irish-Australian politician († 1959)
- 1885 » Per Thorén, Swedish figure skater († 1962)
- 1887 » Dimitris Pikionis, Greek architect and academic († 1968)
- 1887 » François Faber, French-Luxembourgian cyclist († 1915)
- 1887 » Marc Mitscher, American admiral and pilot († 1947)
- 1891 » August Froehlich, German priest and martyr († 1942)
- 1891 » Frank Costello, Italian-American mob boss († 1973)
- 1891 » Wilder Penfield, American-Canadian neurosurgeon and academic († 1976)
- 1892 » Bessie Coleman, American pilot († 1926)
Died on January 26
- 1869 » Duncan Gordon Boyes, English soldier; Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1846)
- 1870 » Victor de Broglie, French politician, 9th Prime Minister of France (b. 1785)
- 1885 » Charles George Gordon, English general and politician (b. 1833)
- 1885 » Edward Davy, English-Australian physician and engineer (b. 1806)
- 1886 » David Rice Atchison, American general and politician (b. 1807)
- 1887 » Anandi Gopal Joshi, One of the first female Indian physicians (b. 1865)
- 1891 » Nicolaus Otto, German engineer, invented the Internal combustion engine (b. 1833)
- 1893 » Abner Doubleday, American general (b. 1819)
- 1895 » Arthur Cayley, English mathematician and academic (b. 1825)
- 1904 » Whitaker Wright, English businessman (b. 1846)
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.
- May 2 » Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.
- June 29 » Hyde Park and several other Illinois townships vote to be annexed by Chicago, forming the largest United States city in area and second largest in population at the time.
- July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
- November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.
The weather on Saturday January 26, 1889
The temperature on January 26, 1889 was about 6.7 °C. The air pressure was 34 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI