Historical Events In 1888

Sep 04   George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a US patent for his camera that uses roll film in the year 1888.  

Sep 04   Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

Sep 05   On this day in history sarvepalli Radhakrishan, president (India)/philosopher  

Sep 06   In the year 1888 charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season  

Sep 06   In the year 1888 joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy  

Sep 07   Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby place in an incubator in the year 1888.  

Sep 08   In England the first six Football League matches ever are played on this day in history.  

Sep 08   Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock) on this day in history.  

Sep 09   John van Swieten, Dutch governor of West-Sumatra, dies at 71 in the year 1888.  

Sep 11   In the year 1888 death of the Argentine politician Domingo Sarmiento, after whom the Latin American Teacher's Day is chosen.  

Sep 11   Domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Sep 12   In the year 1888 maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi)  

Sep 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" (BG) in the year 1888.  

Sep 12   The birth of Maurice Chevalier, French actor in the year 1888.  

Sep 16   In the year 1888 almira Sessions, Washington DC, actress (Okla Annie)  

Sep 18   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Sign of Four" (BG)  

Sep 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Sign of Four" (BG) on this day in history.  

Sep 19   On this day in history porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity)  

Sep 19   In the year 1888 world's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium)  

Sep 22   Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool) in the year 1888.  

Sep 23   On this day in history gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons)  

Sep 25   On this day in history royal Court Theatre, London, opens  

Sep 25   In the year 1888 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (BG)  

Sep 26   T S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   The birth of T.S Eliot, Poet and playwright on this day in history.  

Sep 28   In the year 1888 herman McNeile, Cornwall England, soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond)  

Sep 30   On this day in history "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes  

Sep 30   Catherine Eddowes, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45 in the year 1888.  

Oct 01   A new Chinese Exclusion Act voted by Congress, forbids Chinese workers who have left the United States to return in the year 1888.  

Oct 01   On this day in history national Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time  

Oct 03   In the year 1888 carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)  

Oct 06   On this day in history li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)  

Oct 07   In the year 1888 henry A Wallace, (D/P) 33rd VP (1941-45)/founder Progressive Party  

Oct 08   In the year 1888 clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money)  

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

Jan 04   Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born on this day in history.  

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   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 10   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 30   On this day in history asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

Jan 31   John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05   On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49  

Feb 13   Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died in the year 1888.