Page 5: Historical Events In 1888

Jun 01   On this day in history california gets its first seismograph   

Jun 03   On this day in history "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner)   

Jun 03   Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jun 05   Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president on this day in history.   

Jun 05   In the year 1888 raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)   

Jun 08   Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer in the year 1888.   

Jun 09   On this day in history 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25   

Jun 09   Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 10   Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse) on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   In the year 1888 congress creates Department of Labor   

Jun 13   In the year 1888 congress creates the Department of Labor   

Jun 13   On this day in history fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet   

Jun 15   Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies in the year 1888.   

Jun 15   In the year 1888 ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)   

Jun 15   Wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany in the year 1888.   

Jun 16   On this day in history bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)   

Jun 17   On this day in history bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer   

Jun 18   Margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding) on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas   

Jun 23   In the year 1888 anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki)   

Jun 23   Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.   

Jun 23   Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president in the year 1888.   

Jun 24   Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) in the year 1888.   

Jun 25   Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison on this day in history.   

Jun 27   Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946} on this day in history.   

Jun 28   George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman) in the year 1888.   

Jun 29   First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder on this day in history.   

Jul 02   On this day in history selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)   

Jul 03   In the year 1888 nY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak   

Jul 04   In the year 1888 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz   

Jul 04   Henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store) in the year 1888.   

Jul 04   On this day in history the first organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz   

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Jan 01   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 11   Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 05   Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1888.   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)