Historical Events In 1888

Apr 26   Aleksandr Mikhailov, USSR, astronomer on this day in history.  

Apr 28   Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general (WW I/Italy/Netherland) on this day in history.  

Apr 29   Old Kavallison, Congo: Stanley meet Emin Pasha on this day in history.  

Apr 30   Hail stones kills about 250 in Moradabad district of Delhi in the year 1888.  

Apr 30   In the year 1888 john Crowe Ransom, US poet/critic (God Without Thunder)  

May 04   Italy & Spain sign military covenant in the year 1888.  

May 04   In the year 1888 italy &Spain sign military covenant  

May 06   Emmanuel Celler, (Rep-D-NY, 1923-73) in the year 1888.  

May 07   On this day in history edouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys," premieres in Paris  

May 07   George Eastman patents "Kodak box camera" on this day in history.  

May 10   First colonial athletics championships are held at the NSW Amateur Athletics Association Cricket Ground in Sydney in the year 1888.  

May 10   Max[imilian Raoul Walter] Steiner, Vienna, composer (Gone With Wind) on this day in history.  

May 11   16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49 on this day in history.  

May 11   In the year 1888 irving Berlin, [Isadore Balin], Temum Siberia, composer (White Xmas)  

May 12   Crouching start 1st used by Charles Sherrill of Yale on this day in history.  

May 13   Brazil abolishes slavery on this day in history.  

May 13   DeWolf Hooper 1st recited "Casey at Bat" in the year 1888.  

May 13   On this day in history deWolf Hopper first recited "Casey at the Bat"  

May 13   On this day in history princess Isabel of Brazil signs "Lei Auréa" abolishing slavery  

May 14   14th Kentucky Derby: George Covington aboard MacBeth II wins in 2:38.00 in the year 1888.  

May 14   Miles Mander, Wolverhampton England, actor (Tower of London) in the year 1888.  

May 15   Jean Wahl, French philosopher on this day in history.  

May 16   CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver British Columbia on this day in history.  

May 16   CPR opens Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC in the year 1888.  

May 17   On this day in history a P "Tich" Freeman, cricket leg-spinner (legend for Kent & England)  

May 21   May Aufderheide, composer on this day in history.  

May 22   Leroy Buffington patents a system to build skyscrapers in the year 1888.  

May 23   On this day in history adrian Roland Holst, Dutch poet (Raged & Tired)  

May 25   In the year 1888 miles Malleson, writer/actor (Phantom of Opera, Postman's Knock)  

May 27   On this day in history louis Durey, composer  

May 28   On this day in history james Francis Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1912)  

May 30   On this day in history james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)  

May 31   On this day in history jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)  

Jun 01   On this day in history california gets its 1st seismograph  

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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   In the year 1888 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   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   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   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.