Fait mathématique: 1889 is the smallest prime so that it and the next 4 primes are all equal to 5 (mod 6).
Culture générale: 1889 is a number for which we're missing a fact (submit one to numbersapi at google mail!).
Date historique: March 3rd is the day in 1985 that a magnitude 8.3 earthquake struck the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.