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   On this day in history oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor  

Sep 05   Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, president (India)/philosopher in the year 1888.  

Sep 06   On this day in history charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season  

Sep 06   On this day in history joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy  

Sep 07   Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby place in an incubator on this day in history.  

Sep 08   In England the first six Football League matches ever are played in the year 1888.  

Sep 08   On this day in history louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Sep 12   Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi) on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 19   World's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium) in the year 1888.  

Sep 22   Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool) on this day in history.  

Sep 23   In the year 1888 gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons)  

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

Sep 25   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (BG) in the year 1888.  

Sep 26   T S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948) in the year 1888.  

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   In the year 1888 "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes  

Sep 30   Catherine Eddowes, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45 on this day in history.  

Oct 01   A new Chinese Exclusion Act voted by Congress, forbids Chinese workers who have left the United States to return on this day in history.  

Oct 01   National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time in the year 1888.  

Oct 03   Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 08   Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 08   Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

Jan 10   In the year 1888 birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

Jan 14   On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21   In the year 1888 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

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

Jan 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1888 anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49  

Feb 13   In the year 1888 death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)