Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)
Decades: 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s - 1890s - 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
Years: 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 - 1894 - 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899
Events
Births
- February 11 - Alfonso Leng, composer.
- February 11 - Isaac Kolthooff chemist.
- October 14 - e. e. cummings, American poet
Deaths
- February 11 - Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera, composer
- December 12 - John Sparrow David Thompson, Canadian prime minister.