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Died on Friday December 20, 1889
- Adrianus Braat (0), Roosendaal en Nispen, NL
- Anna Maria - Maria Schulte (79), Rütenbrock, Haren (Ems), Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Aleida Maria Odilia Gruijters (64), Ruhrort (Duisburg) Pruisen
- Aalberdina Maria ten Have (41), Velp, Rheden, Gelderland, Netherlands
- Anna Moerman (1), Maasland, 3155, Nederland
- Adriana Maria Edixhoven (69), Rotterdam
- (onbekend) Snoek (0), Hellevoetsluis
- Aaltjen Zwiers (74), Rijssen, Beek
- Aagje Klopper (73), Berkhout
- Aart Vis (91), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 20, 1889 at Delpher
- Het nieuws van den dag : kleine courant
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Suriname : koloniaal nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Java-bode : nieuws, handels- en advertentieblad voor Nederlandsch-Indie
- Rotterdamsche courant
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Algemeen Handelsblad
- Leeuwarder courant
- Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad
- Bataviaasch handelsblad
Born on December 20
- 1881 » Branch Rickey, American baseball player and manager († 1965)
- 1886 » Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, American tennis player and businessman († 1974)
- 1888 » Fred Merkle, American baseball player and manager († 1958)
- 1888 » Yitzhak Baer, German-Israeli historian and academic († 1980)
- 1890 » Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1967)
- 1890 » Yvonne Arnaud, French pianist, actress and singer († 1958)
- 1891 » Erik Almlöf, Swedish triple jumper († 1971)
- 1894 » Robert Menzies, Australian lawyer and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Australia († 1978)
- 1898 » Irene Dunne, American actress and singer († 1990)
- 1898 » Konstantinos Dovas, Greek general and politician, 156th Prime Minister of Greece († 1973)
Died on December 20
- 1856 » Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)
- 1862 » Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (b. 1791)
- 1880 » Gaspar Tochman, Polish-American colonel and lawyer (b. 1797)
- 1893 » George C. Magoun, American businessman (b. 1840)
- 1915 » Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)
- 1916 » Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (b. 1856)
- 1917 » Lucien Petit-Breton, French-Argentinian cyclist (b. 1882)
- 1919 » Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1835)
- 1920 » Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
- 1921 » Julius Richard Petri, German microbiologist (b. 1852)
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.
- January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
- 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.
- July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
- October 24 » Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration, effectively starting the federation process in Australia.
- November 15 » Brazil is declared a republic by Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca as Emperor Pedro II is deposed in a military coup.
- November 23 » The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
The weather on Friday December 20, 1889
The temperature on December 20, 1889 was about 1.7 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI