Historical Events In 1888

Oct 08   Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies in the year 1888.  

Oct 09   Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) in the year 1888.  

Oct 09   On this day in history public admitted to Washington Monument  

Oct 09   The Washington Monument opens to the public for the first time in the year 1888.  

Oct 09   In the year 1888 washington Monument opens for public admittance  

Oct 10   Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on this day in history.  

Oct 10   Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) in the year 1888.  

Oct 11   In the year 1888 piero Coppola, composer  

Oct 14   In the year 1888 ernest Pingoud, composer  

Oct 16   In the year 1888 eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)  

Oct 16   The birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature on this day in history.  

Oct 17   Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) in the year 1888.  

Oct 19   On this day in history amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38  

Oct 19   Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs in the year 1888.  

Oct 20   Chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ in the year 1888.  

Oct 23   In the year 1888 pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested  

Oct 25   On this day in history francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney  

Oct 26   In the year 1888 e Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros)  

Oct 29   Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company in the year 1888.  

Oct 30   On this day in history first ballpoint pen patented  

Oct 30   John J Loud patents ballpoint pen in the year 1888.  

Oct 31   On this day in history george Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic)  

Oct 31   John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire in the year 1888.  

Nov 03   Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On this day in history jack the Ripper kills last victim  

Nov 03   William Charles Denis Browne, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats Pres Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes  

Nov 06   On this day in history benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Indiana) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes  

Nov 07   Chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930) in the year 1888.  

Nov 08   David Monrad Johansen, composer in the year 1888.  

Nov 09   In the year 1888 in London, Jack the Ripper murdered his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.  

Nov 09   In the year 1888 jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS)  

Nov 10   Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder on this day in history.  

Nov 11   Maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India in the year 1888.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1888 birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

Jan 08   Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 10   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 10   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1888 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

Jan 14   Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1888 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30   Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 in the year 1888.  

Jan 31   John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died on this day in history.