Page 5: Historical Events In 1888

Jun 03   Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 05   Democrats nominate Grover Cleveland for president   

Jun 05   Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)   

Jun 08   Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer   

Jun 09   Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer.   

Jun 09   In this year, 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon claims in 2:40.25   

Jun 10   Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse).   

Jun 12   Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62.   

Jun 13   Congress creates Department of Labor   

Jun 13   Congress creates the Department of Labor.   

Jun 13   Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet   

Jun 15   Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies   

Jun 15   Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota).   

Jun 15   Wilhelm II is recorded as becoming emperor of Germany.   

Jun 16   Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)   

Jun 17   Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer.   

Jun 18   Margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding).   

Jun 20   Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66   

Jun 20   In this year, Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Libertas   

Jun 23   Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki).   

Jun 23   Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60   

Jun 23   Frederick Douglass is 1st African-American nominated for president   

Jun 24   Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion).   

Jun 25   Republican Convention, in Chicago, nominates Benjamin Harrison.   

Jun 27   Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946}   

Jun 28   George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)   

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

Jul 02   Selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)   

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

Jul 04   1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz   

Jul 04   Henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store)   

Jul 04   The inaugural organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Ariz.   

Jul 04   Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70   

Jul 06   Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid)   

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Jan 01   John garand: American inventor    

Jan 04   Arthur berry: England, soccer player (olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

Jan 08   Matt moore: County meath ireland, actor (coquette, deluge)   

Jan 08   Richard courant: German-american mathematician    

Jan 08   Matthew moore: Irish-american actor   

Jan 10   Emile van bosch: Dutch revue/operetta-artist (fair folks)   

Jan 10   Grock: Switzerland, clown   

Jan 11   Chester conklin: Oskaloosa ia, actor (every day's a holiday, greed)   

Jan 05   Henri herz: Composer,   

Jan 14   Stephen heller: Composer,    

Jan 21   Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer,   

Jan 29   Edward lear: Poet/author,    

Jan 30   Asa gray: Us botanist (flora of north america),    

Jan 31   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,   

Feb 13   Jean baptiste lamy: 1st archbishop of santa fe (b. 1814)