Historical Events In 1888

Jun 01   In the year 1888 california gets its first seismograph  

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

Jun 03   On this day in history cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60  

Jun 05   On this day in history democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president  

Jun 05   On this day in history raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)  

Jun 08   On this day in history poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer  

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

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

Jun 10   On this day in history leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse)  

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

Jun 13   Congress creates Department of Labor on this day in history.  

Jun 13   Congress creates the Department of Labor on this day in history.  

Jun 13   In the year 1888 fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet  

Jun 15   Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 15   Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota) on this day in history.  

Jun 15   In the year 1888 wilhelm II becomes emperor of Germany  

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

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

Jun 18   Margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding) in the year 1888.  

Jun 20   Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1888.  

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

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

Jun 23   In the year 1888 emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60  

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

Jun 24   On this day in history gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)  

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

Jun 27   Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946} in the year 1888.  

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 03   NY Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1888 the first organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz  

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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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

Jan 08   Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

Jan 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 29   Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)