Historical Events In 1888

Jun 01   In the year 1888 california gets its first seismograph  

Jun 03   On this day in history "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner)  

Jun 03   Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.  

Jun 05   Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president on this day in history.  

Jun 05   In the year 1888 raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)  

Jun 08   In the year 1888 poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer  

Jun 09   22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25 on this day in history.  

Jun 09   Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer on this day in history.  

Jun 10   Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse) in the year 1888.  

Jun 12   On this day in history carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62  

Jun 13   Congress creates Department of Labor on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1888 congress creates the Department of Labor  

Jun 13   Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet on this day in history.  

Jun 15   In the year 1888 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies  

Jun 15   Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota) on this day in history.  

Jun 15   Wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany on this day in history.  

Jun 16   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) in the year 1888.  

Jun 17   In the year 1888 bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer  

Jun 18   In the year 1888 margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding)  

Jun 20   On this day in history cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 20   In the year 1888 pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas  

Jun 23   Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki) in the year 1888.  

Jun 23   Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jun 23   On this day in history frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president  

Jun 24   In the year 1888 gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)  

Jun 25   In the year 1888 republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison  

Jun 27   Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946} on this day in history.  

Jun 28   George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman) in the year 1888.  

Jun 29   On this day in history first (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder.  

Jul 02   On this day in history selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)  

Jul 03   In the year 1888 nY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak  

Jul 04   1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz on this day in history.  

Jul 04   In the year 1888 henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store)  

Jul 04   In the year 1888 the first organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz  

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Jan 01   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

Jan 10   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)  

Jan 05   Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

Jan 14   On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21   On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 29   Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1888 asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

Jan 31   On this day in history death of john Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815)  

Feb 05   On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49  

Feb 13   Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died in the year 1888.