What Happened In January 1889 - Historical Events 1889 January

Historical Events for January, 1889

4th » The Oklahoma Land Run opens 2 million acres of unused Oklahoma Territory to first serve first come settlers on April 22.
15th » The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is Incorporation (business) or incorporated in Atlanta or Atlanta, Georgia.
22nd » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
30th » Archduke Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria, heir to the Austria-Hungary called Austro-Hungarian crown, is found dead with his mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera in the Mayerling Incident named Mayerling.

1st » Charles Bickford, American actor (d. 1967)
2nd » Bertram Stevens (politician) or Bertram Stevens, Australian politician, 25th Premier of New South Wales (d. 1973)
4th » M. Patanjali Sastri, Indian jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of India
9th » Vrindavan Lal Verma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1969)
10th » Maurice Collis, Irish author (d. 1973)
11th » Calvin Bridges, American geneticist (d. 1938)
12th » Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, Indian-Pakistani spiritual leader (d. 1965)
19th » Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (d. 1943)
20th » Allan Haines Loughead, American engineer and businessman, founded the Alco Hydro-Aeroplane Company (d. 1969)
22nd » Henri Pélissier, French cyclist (d. 1935)
22nd » Amos Strunk, American baseball player (d. 1979)
24th » Charles Hawes, American author (d. 1923)
30th » Jaishankar Prasad, Indian poet and playwright (d. 1937)
31st » Frank Foster (cricketer) or Frank Foster, English cricketer (d. 1958)