Historical Events In 1888

Oct 08   In the year 1888 jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies  

Oct 09   Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) on this day in history.  

Oct 09   Public admitted to Washington Monument on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history the Washington Monument opens to the public for the first time.  

Oct 09   Washington Monument opens for public admittance in the year 1888.  

Oct 10   On this day in history teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)  

Oct 10   In the year 1888 teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)  

Oct 11   In the year 1888 piero Coppola, composer  

Oct 14   Ernest Pingoud, composer in the year 1888.  

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

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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 23   Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested in the year 1888.  

Oct 25   Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney on this day in history.  

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   First ballpoint pen patented on this day in history.  

Oct 30   John J Loud patents ballpoint pen on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 03   In the year 1888 amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes  

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

Nov 03   In the year 1888 william Charles Denis Browne, composer  

Nov 06   Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats Pres Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes in the year 1888.  

Nov 06   In the year 1888 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) on this day in history.  

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

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   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 08   Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 08   Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 05   On this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

Jan 14   In the year 1888 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21   In the year 1888 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

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

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   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 on this day in history.