Page 8: Historical Events In 1888

Sep 04   George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a US patent for his camera that uses roll film in the year 1888.   

Sep 04   On this day in history oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor   

Sep 05   Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, president (India)/philosopher in the year 1888.   

Sep 06   Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy   

Sep 07   Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby place in an incubator on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In England the first six Football League matches ever are played in the year 1888.   

Sep 08   In the year 1888 louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock)   

Sep 09   John van Swieten, Dutch governor of West-Sumatra, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Death of the Argentine politician Domingo Sarmiento, after whom the Latin American Teacher's Day is chosen in the year 1888.   

Sep 11   On this day in history domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74), dies at 77   

Sep 12   Maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi) in the year 1888.   

Sep 12   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Greek Interpreter" (BG) on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history the birth of Maurice Chevalier, French actor   

Sep 16   In the year 1888 almira Sessions, Washington DC, actress (Okla Annie)   

Sep 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Sign of Four" (BG) on this day in history.   

Sep 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Sign of Four" (BG) on this day in history.   

Sep 19   In the year 1888 porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity)   

Sep 19   In the year 1888 world's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium)   

Sep 22   Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons) on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Royal Court Theatre, London, opens in the year 1888.   

Sep 25   In the year 1888 start of Sherlock Holmes "The Hound of the Baskervilles" (BG)   

Sep 26   T S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948) in the year 1888.   

Sep 26   In the year 1888 the birth of T.S Eliot, Poet and playwright   

Sep 28   On this day in history herman McNeile, Cornwall England, soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond)   

Sep 30   "Jack the Ripper" butchers 2 more women, Liz Stride & Kate Eddowes on this day in history.   

Sep 30   In the year 1888 catherine Eddowes, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45   

Oct 01   In the year 1888 a new Chinese Exclusion Act voted by Congress, forbids Chinese workers who have left the United States to return   

Oct 01   National Geographic magazine publishes for 1st time on this day in history.   

Oct 03   Carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935) on this day in history.   

Oct 06   On this day in history li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)   

Oct 07   Henry A Wallace, (D/P) 33rd VP (1941-45)/founder Progressive Party in the year 1888.   

Oct 08   Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money) 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died in the year 1888.   

Feb 05   Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)