Page 9: Historical Events In 1888

Oct 09   The Washington Monument opens to the public for the inaugural time   

Oct 09   Washington Monument opens for public admittance.   

Oct 10   Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

Oct 10   Teetotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa)   

Oct 11   Piero Coppola, composer   

Oct 14   Ernest Pingoud, composer   

Oct 16   Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature is born.   

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

Oct 17   Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the inaugural movie)   

Oct 19   Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38.   

Oct 19   Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs   

Oct 20   Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ.   

Oct 23   Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested.   

Oct 25   Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney.   

Oct 26   E Runar Schildt, Finnish writer (Segrande Eros).   

Oct 29   Lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company   

Oct 30   inaugural ballpoint pen patented   

Oct 30   John J Loud patents ballpoint pen   

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

Oct 31   John Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire.   

Nov 03   Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes.   

Nov 03   Jack the Ripper results in the deaths of last victim.   

Nov 03   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.   

Nov 06   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).   

Nov 08   David Monrad Johansen, composer   

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

Nov 09   Jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS).   

Nov 10   Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder.   

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

Nov 14   St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes   

Nov 15   James Morrison, Mattoon IL, actor (Little Detectives).   

Nov 16   Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia)   

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Jan 01   John garand: American inventor   

Jan 04   Arthur berry: England, soccer player (olympic-gold-1908, 12)   

Jan 08   Matt moore: County meath ireland, actor (coquette, deluge)   

Jan 08   Richard courant: German-american mathematician    

Jan 08   Matthew moore: Irish-american actor    

Jan 10   Emile van bosch: Dutch revue/operetta-artist (fair folks)   

Jan 10   Grock: Switzerland, clown   

Jan 11   Chester conklin: Oskaloosa ia, actor (every day's a holiday, greed)   

Jan 05   Henri herz: Composer,    

Jan 14   Stephen heller: Composer,    

Jan 21   Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer,    

Jan 29   Edward lear: Poet/author,   

Jan 30   Asa gray: Us botanist (flora of north america),    

Jan 31   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,    

Feb 13   Jean baptiste lamy: 1st archbishop of santa fe (b. 1814)