Page 5: Historical Events In 1888

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

Jun 03   In the year 1888 "Casey at the Bat" published (SF Examiner)   

Jun 03   Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.   

Jun 05   In the year 1888 democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president   

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 in the year 1888.   

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   On this day in history congress creates the Department of Labor   

Jun 13   Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet in the year 1888.   

Jun 15   In the year 1888 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies   

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

Jun 15   On this day in history wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany   

Jun 16   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) on this day in history.   

Jun 17   In the year 1888 bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer   

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

Jun 20   In the year 1888 cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66   

Jun 20   In the year 1888 pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas   

Jun 23   Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki) in the year 1888.   

Jun 23   Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1888 frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president   

Jun 24   In the year 1888 gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)   

Jun 25   Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison in the year 1888.   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history george Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)   

Jun 29   First (known) recording of classical music made, Handel's Israel in Egypt on wax cylinder in the year 1888.   

Jul 02   Selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951) in the year 1888.   

Jul 03   NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak in the year 1888.   

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

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

Jul 04   The first organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz in the year 1888.   

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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 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   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   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   Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died in the year 1888.   

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.