Page 9: Historical Events In 1888

Oct 08   In the year 1888 jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies   

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   In the year 1888 the Washington Monument opens to the public for the first time.   

Oct 09   On this day in history washington Monument opens for public admittance   

Oct 10   On this day in history teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

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

Oct 11   On this day in history piero Coppola, composer   

Oct 14   In the year 1888 ernest Pingoud, composer   

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

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

Oct 17   Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie) in the year 1888.   

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

Oct 19   On this day in history moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs   

Oct 20   On this day in history chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ   

Oct 23   In the year 1888 pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested   

Oct 25   In the year 1888 francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney   

Oct 26   E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros) on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company on this day in history.   

Oct 30   First ballpoint pen patented in the year 1888.   

Oct 30   John J Loud patents ballpoint pen on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1888 amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes   

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

Nov 03   William Charles Denis Browne, composer in the year 1888.   

Nov 06   In the year 1888 benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats Pres Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes   

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   On this day in history chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930)   

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   In the year 1888 andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder   

Nov 11   Maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1888 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   On this day in history 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   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 11   Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   In the year 1888 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74   

Jan 21   Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1888.   

Jan 29   Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 in the year 1888.   

Jan 30   Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 31   In the year 1888 death of john Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815)   

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.