About the day » Monday January 7, 1889Calender converter

• Albertus Bos, Baarderadeel
• Anna Catharina Muis, Hoensbroek
• Jacobus Adrianes de Kok, Wateringen
• Albert Lammerts, Schoonoord
• Albertus (Bert) Soetens († 1974)
• Adriana Maria Schilders, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1967)
• Adrianus van Tigchelt, Brasschaat († 1921)
• Anna Elisabeth Maria Somers, Haarlemmermeer († 1945)
• Albert Jan Woestenenk, Laren, Lochem, Nederland († 1889)
• Adriana Roovers, Terheijden, Noord-Brabant, Nederland

• Aafje Jans van Amstel (76), Huizen
• Anna Maria Lorskens (75), Schaijk
• Adriana van de Wiel (46), Best, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Adriana Maria Jacoba Walbeek (0), Tiel
• Anne Louise Michon (96), Gorinchem
• Albertien Wever (33), Ruinen
• aartje de SNAIJER (25), vierpolders
• Albert Ray Craner (0), Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States
• Aartje Jolink (22), Arnhem
• Alouisius Taalman (1), Hulst, Zeeland, Nederland

• 1873 » Charles Péguy, French poet and journalist († 1914)
• 1875 » Gustav Flatow, German gymnast († 1945)
• 1876 » William Hurlstone, English pianist and composer († 1906)
• 1877 » William Clarence Matthews, American baseball player, coach, and lawyer († 1928)
• 1889 » Vera de Bosset, Russian-American ballerina († 1982)
• 1891 » Zora Neale Hurston, American novelist, short story writer, and folklorist († 1960)
• 1895 » Hudson Fysh, Australian pilot and businessman, co-founded Qantas Airways Limited († 1974)
• 1899 » Al Bowlly, Mozambican-English singer-songwriter (disputed; d. 1941)
• 1899 » Francis Poulenc, French pianist and composer († 1963)
• 1900 » John Brownlee, Australian actor and singer († 1969)

• 1858 » Mustafa Reşid Pasha, Ottoman politician, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1800)
• 1864 » Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist and politician, 6th U.S. Secretary of the Interior (b. 1808)
• 1892 » Tewfik Pasha, Egyptian ruler (b. 1852)
• 1893 » Josef Stefan, Slovenian physicist and mathematician (b. 1835)
• 1919 » Henry Ware Eliot, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Washington University in St. Louis (b. 1843)
• 1920 » Edmund Barton, Australian judge and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)
• 1927 » Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos, Greek politician, 99th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1931 » Edward Channing, American historian and author (b. 1856)
• 1932 » André Maginot, French sergeant and politician (b. 1877)
• 1936 » Guy d'Hardelot, French pianist and composer (b. 1858)

• 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 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
• February 9 » US president Grover Cleveland signs a bill elevating the United States Department of Agriculture to a Cabinet-level agency.
• 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 11 » An attack upon a U.S. Army paymaster and escort results in the theft of over $28,000 and the award of two Medals of Honor.
• June 6 » The Great Seattle Fire destroys all of downtown Seattle.
• September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.

The temperature on January 7, 1889 was about -1.1 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m² and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 92%.