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   Hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) in the year 1888.   

Oct 09   In the year 1888 public admitted to Washington Monument   

Oct 09   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1888 the birth of Eugene O'Neill, American playwright and Nobel prize winner for literature   

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

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   Chicago & All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ in the year 1888.   

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

Oct 25   Francois Pauwels, Dutch writer/attorney in the year 1888.   

Oct 26   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history john Boyd Dunlop patents pneumatic bicycle tire   

Nov 03   In the year 1888 amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes   

Nov 03   In the year 1888 jack the Ripper kills last victim   

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

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 in the year 1888.   

Nov 07   In the year 1888 chandrasekhara Raman, India, physicist (Nobel 1930)   

Nov 08   David Monrad Johansen, composer in the year 1888.   

Nov 09   In London, Jack the Ripper murdered his last victim, Mary Jane Kelly on this day in history.   

Nov 09   In the year 1888 jean Monnet, French economist/EG-pioneer/chairman (EGKS)   

Nov 10   On this day in history andrej N Tupolev, Russian aircraft builder   

Nov 11   On this day in history maulana Azad, 1st minister of education in independent India   

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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   Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 10   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1888 birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)   

Jan 05   Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.   

Jan 14   On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74   

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

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   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   In the year 1888 death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)