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) in the year 1888.  

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   Teatotalers excursion train crushed, killing 64 (Mud Run Pa) in the year 1888.  

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

Oct 11   Piero Coppola, composer in the year 1888.  

Oct 14   Ernest Pingoud, composer in the year 1888.  

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) on this day in history.  

Oct 19   Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history lord Salisbury grants Cecil Rhodes charter for BSA Company  

Oct 30   On this day in history first ballpoint pen patented  

Oct 30   John J Loud patents ballpoint pen in the year 1888.  

Oct 31   On this day in history george Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic)  

Oct 31   In the year 1888 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   On this day in history jack the Ripper kills last victim  

Nov 03   William Charles Denis Browne, composer on this day in history.  

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

Nov 06   Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Indiana) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes in the year 1888.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history david Monrad Johansen, composer  

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

Nov 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

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 in the year 1888.  

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   Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1888 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 29   On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

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   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.