Oct 3 Andries Andre, Dutch actor and husband of Geertruida Meeuwissen (Trumpeter-Major), dies at 36 Oct 7 John Hill Hewitt, American songwriter (A Minstrel's Return from the War), dies at 89 Oct 17 Prosper Philippe Catherine Sainton, French composer, dies at 77 Share On Facebook Share On Twitter 1889 Deaths in Music 1891