About the day » Saturday September 28, 1889Calender converter

• Anna Elizabeth (Johannes Kuiper) Scheven, Munnekemoer gem. Vlagtwedde
• Albertje Kassies, Havelte († 1931)
• Anna Maria Standaert, Vlissingen († 1890)
• Agnès Augusta Wilhelmina van WINT, Gent, 9000, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgique († 1964)
• Albertus Gerhard de Vries, Zuidlaren, Drenthe, Netherlands († 1946)
• Alida Riebeek, Leiden
• Anna Elisabeth van der Haas, amsterdam, Nederland
• Anna Katharina von Hollen, Wachendorf, Hannover, Germany
• Anna Maria den Houter, Leiden († 1935)
• Albertus Johannes Morskate, Azelo, Ambt Delden, Overijssel, Netherlands († 1942)

• Antonius Michiels (83), Schriek,, Antwerpen, België
• Anna Catharina Vetters (75), Herenthout, België
• Aartjen Platte (82), Oostendorp (Gem.Doornspijk)
• Aartje(n) Platte (Plette) (82), Oostendorp (Doornspijk), Gld, The Netherlands
• Adriana Roels (82), Oudenbosch
• Aartjen (Ida) Plette (82), Oostendorp (Doornspijk)
• Aaltje Salm (30), Edam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Angela Mecca (66), Avigliano, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy
• Aart van Laar (80), Leersum
• Anthonie van LITH (Lidt) (48), Oldebroek

• 1881 » Pedro de Cordoba, American actor († 1950)
• 1882 » Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer († 1963)
• 1885 » Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee († 1974)
• 1887 » Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee († 1975)
• 1889 » Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach († 1973)
• 1890 » Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer († 1982)
• 1892 » Elmer Rice, American playwright († 1967)
• 1893 » Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright († 1984)
• 1893 » Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician († 1973)
• 1898 » Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician († 1957)

• 1859 » Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (b. 1779)
• 1873 » Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (b. 1832)
• 1891 » Herman Melville, American author and poet (b. 1819)
• 1895 » Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (b. 1822)
• 1899 » Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (b. 1858)
• 1914 » Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (b. 1863)
• 1915 » Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (b. 1844)
• 1918 » Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1896)
• 1918 » Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1858)
• 1925 » Paul Vermoyal, French actor (b. 1888)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Jacob
9. Jacobus
10. Petrus
11. Adrianus
12. Arie
13. Dirk
14. Gerardus
15. Hendrikus
16. Wilhelmus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Adriana
6. Elisabeth
7. Hendrika
8. Wilhelmina
9. Catharina
10. Aaltje
11. Grietje
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Neeltje
15. Trijntje
16. Petronella

• 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 8 » Herman Hollerith is issued US patent #395,791 for the 'Art of Applying Statistics' — his punched card calculator.
• 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.
• May 6 » The Eiffel Tower is officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
• 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 temperature on September 28, 1889 was about 11.7 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 20 kgf/m² and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 88%.