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   In the year 1888 hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres)   

Oct 09   In the year 1888 public admitted to Washington Monument   

Oct 09   The Washington Monument opens to the public for the first time in the year 1888.   

Oct 09   Washington Monument opens for public admittance on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 11   Piero Coppola, composer on this day in history.   

Oct 14   On this day in history 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   Amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38 in the year 1888.   

Oct 19   Moshav Gederah is attacked by Arabs in the year 1888.   

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

Oct 23   Pelham Bay Park in Bronx, vested in the year 1888.   

Oct 25   In the year 1888 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   In the year 1888 first ballpoint pen patented   

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

Oct 31   In the year 1888 george Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer (Flying the Arctic)   

Oct 31   In the year 1888 john Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire   

Nov 03   On this day in history amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes   

Nov 03   Jack the Ripper kills last victim on this day in history.   

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

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 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   Jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS) in the year 1888.   

Nov 10   Andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1888 maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India   

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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   In the year 1888 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

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

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   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1888.   

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.