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 in the year 1888.  

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

Sep 06   Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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

Sep 08   Louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock) in the year 1888.  

Sep 09   In the year 1888 john van Swieten, Dutch governor of West-Sumatra, dies at 71  

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

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

Sep 12   Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi) in the year 1888.  

Sep 12   In the year 1888 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" (BG)  

Sep 12   In the year 1888 the birth of Maurice Chevalier, French actor  

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

Sep 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Sign of Four" (BG) in the year 1888.  

Sep 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Sign of Four" (BG) in the year 1888.  

Sep 19   In the year 1888 porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity)  

Sep 19   On this day in history world's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium)  

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

Sep 23   Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons) in the year 1888.  

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

Sep 25   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (BG)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Sep 28   Herman McNeile, Cornwall England, soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   In the year 1888 "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes  

Sep 30   In the year 1888 catherine Eddowes, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45  

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1888 birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 in the year 1888.  

Jan 31   John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died in the year 1888.  

Feb 05   In the year 1888 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.