Historical Events In 1888

Oct 08   Jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 09   In the year 1888 hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres)  

Oct 09   Public admitted to Washington Monument on this day in history.  

Oct 09   On this day in history the Washington Monument opens to the public for the first time.  

Oct 09   Washington Monument opens for public admittance in the year 1888.  

Oct 10   In the year 1888 teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)  

Oct 10   Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) on this day in history.  

Oct 11   Piero Coppola, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 14   Ernest Pingoud, composer on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936) in the year 1888.  

Oct 16   In the year 1888 the birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature  

Oct 17   Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   On this day in history amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38  

Oct 19   Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ in the year 1888.  

Oct 23   Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney  

Oct 26   On this day in history e Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros)  

Oct 29   On this day in history lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company  

Oct 30   In the year 1888 first ballpoint pen patented  

Oct 30   On this day in history john J Loud patents ballpoint pen  

Oct 31   George Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic) in the year 1888.  

Oct 31   John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire in the year 1888.  

Nov 03   Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes in the year 1888.  

Nov 03   In the year 1888 jack the Ripper kills last victim  

Nov 03   On this day in history william Charles Denis Browne, composer  

Nov 06   Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats Pres Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Indiana) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes on this day in history.  

Nov 07   Chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930) on this day in history.  

Nov 08   In the year 1888 david Monrad Johansen, composer  

Nov 09   In London, Jack the Ripper murdered his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly in the year 1888.  

Nov 09   Jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS) on this day in history.  

Nov 10   On this day in history andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder  

Nov 11   In the year 1888 maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1888 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   Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1888 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   On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

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   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   Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died on this day in history.