Page 9: Historical Events In 1888

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

Oct 09   Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) on this day in history.   

Oct 09   On this day in history public admitted to Washington Monument   

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

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

Oct 11   Piero Coppola, composer in the year 1888.   

Oct 14   In the year 1888 ernest Pingoud, composer   

Oct 16   On this day in history eugene O'Neill, NYC, dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936)   

Oct 16   On this day in history the birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature   

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

Oct 19   In the year 1888 amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38   

Oct 19   In the year 1888 moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs   

Oct 20   Chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ on this day in history.   

Oct 23   On this day in history pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested   

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

Oct 26   In the year 1888 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   First ballpoint pen patented on this day in history.   

Oct 30   In the year 1888 john J Loud patents ballpoint pen   

Oct 31   George Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic) on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history john Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire   

Nov 03   Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Jack the Ripper kills last victim in the year 1888.   

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   On this day in history benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Indiana) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes   

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

Nov 08   David Monrad Johansen, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 09   On this day in history in London, Jack the Ripper murdered his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly.   

Nov 09   In the year 1888 jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS)   

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

Nov 11   Maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India in the year 1888.   

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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   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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of grock, Switzerland, clown   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)   

Jan 05   In the year 1888 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday   

Jan 14   Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.   

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1888.   

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