Page 10: Historical Events In 1888

Nov 14   In the year 1888 st Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes   

Nov 15   On this day in history james Morrison, Mattoon IL, actor (Little Detectives)   

Nov 16   Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   Ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie) in the year 1888.   

Nov 17   Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Frances Marion, SF CA, screenwriter/actress (Pollyanna) on this day in history.   

Nov 19   On this day in history jose RaulCapablanca, Cuba, world chess champion (1921-27)   

Nov 20   William Bundy patents the timecard clock on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history william Bundy patents timecard clock   

Nov 21   The birth of Harpo Marx, American comedian in the year 1888.   

Nov 22   On this day in history tarzan, of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel   

Nov 23   In the year 1888 harpo Marx, [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers)   

Nov 24   Cathleen Nesbitt, Belfast Ireland, actress (Agatha-Farmer's Daughter) in the year 1888.   

Nov 24   On this day in history dale Carnegie was born on this day in Maryville, Missouri   

Nov 26   In the year 1888 franz Jung, writer   

Dec 02   Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1888.   

Dec 03   Ion Nonna Otescu, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 04   In the year 1888 aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34)   

Dec 05   Askell Snorrason, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   In the year 1888 hamilton Fish, US congress leader/isolationist   

Dec 08   Fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian in the year 1888.   

Dec 10   On this day in history mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79   

Dec 11   In the year 1888 french Panama Canal company fails   

Dec 15   On this day in history artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician   

Dec 16   Alphonse Juin, French marshal in the year 1888.   

Dec 18   Gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady) on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Mesa Verde on this day in history.   

Dec 19   Fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch) on this day in history.   

Dec 19   On this day in history stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa   

Dec 22   Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain in the year 1888.   

Dec 22   On this day in history joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron   

Dec 23   Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, English/US actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) in the year 1888.   

Dec 24   On this day in history the birth of Michael Curtiz, American director   

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

Jan 04   Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 in the year 1888.   

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

Jan 31   In the year 1888 death of john Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815)   

Feb 05   In the year 1888 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 on this day in history.