Page 7: 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   On this day in history johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan)   

Aug 10   In the year 1888 nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

Aug 11   In the year 1888 california Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

Aug 11   In the year 1888 owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh)   

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

Aug 12   In the year 1888 bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes first motor tour   

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

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   The birth of T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author on this day in history.   

Aug 17   James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies in the year 1888.   

Aug 17   On this day in history monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)   

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

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

Aug 19   On this day in history spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65   

Aug 20   In the year 1888 george Sklavos, composer   

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   On this day in history simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70   

Aug 21   William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine in the year 1888.   

Aug 22   Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue) in the year 1888.   

Aug 24   In the year 1888 rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

Aug 25   In the year 1888 8th US Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum Jr beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60)   

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

Aug 30   Lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1888.   

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   On this day in history ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1888 east Africa Company political & commercial rights   

Sep 04   George Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera & registers "Kodak" on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 29   In the year 1888 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75   

Jan 30   In the year 1888 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   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.