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Born on Monday December 23, 1889
- Agnes van Delden, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1965)
- van Fessem, Made en Drimmelen († 1889)
- Aafje Moeijes, Broek op Langedijk, Nederland († 1973)
- Albert Hendrik Hammink, Enschede († 1948)
- Serrarens, Stoppeldijk, Zeeland, Nederland
- Agnes VERKLEIJ, Gouda,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje de Haan, Zuidhorn, Westerkwartier, Groningen, Nederland
- Albert Alwin Hoffmann, Giebichenstein, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany († 1962)
- Albert Klein Gotink, Rheden
- Aaltje Vermeer, Heerjansdam
Died on Monday December 23, 1889
- Aalbertha Berck (63), rotterdam (zuid holland)
- Adrianus van Golen (1), Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Amélie Seghers (82), Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
- Antje Baars (0), Haarlem
- Prop, Ooststellingwerf
- Afke Jantje Volkers (0), Steenwijk
- Ann Reeder (64)
- Anthonius Franciscus Maria Lissone (70)
- Alegonda van Alem (14), Oss
- Anna Maria Elisabeth {Johanna} van Loon (76), Gemeente Tilburg, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 23, 1889 at Delpher
Born on December 23
- 1878 » Stephen Timoshenko, Ukrainian-American engineer and academic († 1972)
- 1885 » Pierre Brissaud, French illustrator, painter, and engraver († 1964)
- 1894 » Arthur Gilligan, English cricketer († 1976)
- 1895 » Nola Luxford, New Zealand-American actress and broadcaster († 1994)
- 1896 » Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Italian lieutenant and author († 1957)
- 1900 » Marie Bell, French actress and stage director († 1985)
- 1900 » Merle Barwis, American-Canadian supercentenarian († 2014)
- 1900 » Otto Soglow, American cartoonist († 1975)
- 1902 » Charan Singh, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of India († 1987)
- 1902 » Norman Maclean, American author and academic († 1990)
Died on December 23
- 1834 » Thomas Robert Malthus, English economist and demographer (b. 1766)
- 1884 » John Chisum, American businessman and poker player (b. 1824)
- 1889 » Constance Naden, English poet and philosopher (b. 1858)
- 1902 » Frederick Temple, English archbishop and academic (b. 1821)
- 1906 » Mdungazwe Ngungunyane Nxumalo, last emperor of the Gaza Empire (b. c.1850)
- 1912 » Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist and academic (b. 1850)
- 1926 » Swami Shraddhanand, Indian monk, missionary, and educator (b. 1856)
- 1930 » Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay, Turkish lieutenant and educator (b. 1906)
- 1931 » Wilson Bentley, American meteorologist and photographer (b. 1865)
- 1939 » Anthony Fokker, Indonesia-born Dutch pilot and engineer, designed the Fokker Dr.I and Fokker D.VII (b. 1890)
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.
- February 22 » President Grover Cleveland signs a bill admitting North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington as U.S. states.
- March 31 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened.
- May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
- 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.
- September 23 » Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
- November 2 » North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.
The weather on Monday December 23, 1889
The temperature on December 23, 1889 was about 7.4 °C. There was 7 mm of rain. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI