Page 7: Historical Events In 1888

Aug 10   NY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

Aug 11   California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

Aug 11   Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh).   

Aug 12   Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes 1st motor tour   

Aug 12   Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes inaugural motor tour.   

Aug 12   Marion Lorne, Phila, actress (Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush)   

Aug 13   John Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor (father of TV).   

Aug 15   Albert Spalding, composer   

Aug 15   T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author is born.   

Aug 17   James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies   

Aug 17   Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)   

Aug 19   1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian claims   

Aug 19   inaugural beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian claims.   

Aug 19   Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65.   

Aug 20   George Sklavos, composer.   

Aug 20   Longest US men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest.   

Aug 21   Simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70.   

Aug 21   William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine.   

Aug 22   Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue).   

Aug 24   Rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

Aug 25   8th US Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum Jr beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)   

Aug 25   In this year, Henry Slocum claims US Lawn Tennis Assn singles title   

Aug 30   Lord Walsingham results in the deaths of 1070 grouse in a single day.   

Aug 31   In this year, Jack the Ripper claims his inaugural victim as the body of Mary Ann Nicholls is are discovered in London   

Aug 31   inaugural 'Jack the Ripper' victim discovered in Buck's Row, London.   

Aug 31   Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was are discovered stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper   

Aug 31   North Canterbury, New Zealand a 7+ earthquake in northern Canterbury, some 100 kilometers from Christchurch, caused the partial collapse of the cathedral's spire.   

Aug 31   Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano).   

Sep 01   Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens.   

Sep 03   East Africa Company political and commercial rights   

Sep 04   George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera and registers "Kodak"   

Sep 04   George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a US patent for his camera that uses roll film   

Sep 04   Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor.   

Sep 05   Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, president (India)/philosopher.   

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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)