What Happened In April 1889 In History

Historical Events for April, 1889

• 22nd » At high noon, thousands rush to claim land in the Land Rush of 1889. Within hours the cities of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma called Oklahoma City and Guthrie, Oklahoma called Guthrie are formed with populations of at least 10,000.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1889

• 1st » K. B. Hedgewar, Indian physician and activist (d. 1940)
• 3rd » Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian violinist and composer (d. 1949)
• 4th » Makhanlal Chaturvedi, Indian journalist, poet, and playwright (d. 1968)
• 7th » Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
• 8th » Adrian Boult, English conductor (d. 1983)
• 11th » Nick LaRocca, American trumpet player and bandleader (Original Dixieland Jass Band) (d. 1961)
• 13th » Herbert Yardley, American cryptologist (d. 1958)
• 14th » Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (d. 1975)
• 15th » Thomas Hart Benton (painter) e.g Thomas Hart Benton, American painter (d. 1975)
• 15th » A. Philip Randolph, American activist (d. 1979)
• 16th » Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1977)
• 18th » Jessie Street, Australian activist (d. 1970)
• 19th » Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
• 20th » Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish rabbi, lawyer, and activist (d. 1996)
• 20th » Harold Bache, English cricketer (d. 1916)
• 20th » A. J. Balaban, American businessman (d. 1962)
• 20th » Robert Butler (Australian politician) called Robert Butler, Australian politician (d. 1950)
• 20th » Walter Costello, American gangster (d. 1917)
• 20th » Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (d. 1918)
• 20th » Marie-Antoinette de Geuser, French mystic (d. 1918)
• 20th » S. W. Harrington, American football player, coach, and physician (d. 1975)
• 20th » Adolf Hitler, Austrian-German soldier and politician, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1945)
• 20th » Tonny Kessler, Dutch footballer (d. 1960)
• 21st » Marcel Boussac, French entrepreneur (d. 1980)
• 21st » Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
• 21st » Efrem Zimbalist, Russian-American violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1985)
• 22nd » Richard Glücks, German SS officer (d. 1945)
• 23rd » Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
• 24th » Stafford Cripps, English academic and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1952)
• 24th » Lyubov Popova, Russian painter (d. 1924)
• 26th » Anita Loos, American author, playwright, and screenwriter (d. 1981)
• 26th » Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-English philosopher (d. 1951)
• 28th » António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese politician, 100th Prime Minister of Portugal (d. 1970)

Famous Deaths for April 1889

• 7th » Youssef Karam, Lebanese soldier (b. 1823)
• 9th » Michel Eugène Chevreul, French chemist (b. 1786)
• 15th » Father Damien, Belgian priest and saint (b. 1840)

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