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Events in November 1889 4
1889Four states admitted to the UnionNorth Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington join the United StatesPresident Benjamin Harrison signed proclamations admitting North Dakota and South Dakota on November 2, followed by Montana on November 8 and Washington on November 11. The near-simultaneous admissions were part of a broader wave of westward statehood in the late 1880s.
1889Proclamation of the Republic in BrazilMilitary coup ends the Brazilian monarchyMarshal Deodoro da Fonseca led a bloodless military coup that deposed Emperor Pedro II and proclaimed Brazil a republic. Pedro II sailed into exile in Europe, bringing nearly seven decades of Brazilian monarchy to an end.
1889 – 1966Clifton Webb (1889-1966)American actor and dancer, the acid-tongued Waldo Lydecker in Laura and Mr. Belvedere.
1889Clifton Webb born in IndianapolisClifton Webb is born in Indianapolis.