Historical Events In 1888

Aug 09   In the year 1888 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45  

Aug 09   Hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter on this day in history.  

Aug 10   In the year 1888 johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan)  

Aug 10   On this day in history nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record  

Aug 11   California Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store) in the year 1888.  

Aug 11   Owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh) on this day in history.  

Aug 12   On this day in history bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes 1st motor tour  

Aug 12   On this day in history bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes first motor tour  

Aug 12   Marion Lorne, Phila, actress (Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush) on this day in history.  

Aug 13   On this day in history john Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor (father of TV)  

Aug 15   On this day in history albert Spalding, composer  

Aug 15   In the year 1888 the birth of T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author  

Aug 17   James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 17   Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) on this day in history.  

Aug 19   1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins in the year 1888.  

Aug 19   First beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins on this day in history.  

Aug 19   In the year 1888 spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65  

Aug 20   George Sklavos, composer on this day in history.  

Aug 20   In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

Aug 21   William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine on this day in history.  

Aug 22   On this day in history violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue)  

Aug 24   On this day in history 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) in the year 1888.  

Aug 25   In the year 1888 henry Slocum wins US Lawn Tennis Assn singles title  

Aug 30   On this day in history lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day  

Aug 31   First 'Jack the Ripper' victim discovered in Buck's Row, London in the year 1888.  

Aug 31   Jack the Ripper claims his first victim as the body of Mary Ann Nicholls is found in London on this day in history.  

Aug 31   In the year 1888 mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 31   Ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano) in the year 1888.  

Sep 01   Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens on this day in history.  

Sep 03   On this day in history east Africa Company political & commercial rights  

Sep 04   On this day in history george Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera & registers "Kodak"  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 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   On this day in history birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)  

Jan 05   In the year 1888 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

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

Jan 21   Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1888.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31   On this day in history death of 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, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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