Historical Events In 1888

Oct 08   On this day in history jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies  

Oct 09   In the year 1888 hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres)  

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   On this day in history washington Monument opens for public admittance  

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

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

Oct 11   On this day in history piero Coppola, composer  

Oct 14   Ernest Pingoud, composer in the year 1888.  

Oct 16   On this day in history eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)  

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

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

Oct 19   Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38 in the year 1888.  

Oct 19   Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 25   Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney in the year 1888.  

Oct 26   E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1888 john J Loud patents ballpoint pen  

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 in the year 1888.  

Nov 03   In the year 1888 jack the Ripper kills last victim  

Nov 03   On this day in history william Charles Denis Browne, composer  

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   Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Indiana) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes in the year 1888.  

Nov 07   On this day in history chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930)  

Nov 08   In the year 1888 david Monrad Johansen, composer  

Nov 09   On this day in history in London, Jack the Ripper murdered his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.  

Nov 09   Jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS) in the year 1888.  

Nov 10   Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder in the year 1888.  

Nov 11   In the year 1888 maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)  

Jan 10   In the year 1888 birth of grock, Switzerland, clown  

Jan 11   In the year 1888 birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)  

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

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

Jan 21   Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1888.  

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   In the year 1888 death of john Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815)  

Feb 05   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 in the year 1888.  

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