Historical Events In 1888

Nov 14   St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes in the year 1888.   

Nov 15   In the year 1888 james Morrison, Mattoon IL, actor (Little Detectives)   

Nov 16   Burnet Corwin Tuthill, NYC, composer (Laurentia) on this day in history.   

Nov 17   On this day in history ariantje "Jeanne" Leg, actress (It Vijgeblaadje, It Hippie)   

Nov 17   In the year 1888 tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony premieres in St Petersburg   

Nov 18   Frances Marion, SF CA, screenwriter/actress (Pollyanna) on this day in history.   

Nov 19   Jose RaulCapablanca, Cuba, world chess champion (1921-27) in the year 1888.   

Nov 20   In the year 1888 william Bundy patents the timecard clock   

Nov 20   William Bundy patents timecard clock in the year 1888.   

Nov 21   In the year 1888 the birth of Harpo Marx, American comedian   

Nov 22   On this day in history tarzan, of the Apes, according to Edgar Rice Burroughs' novel   

Nov 23   On this day in history harpo Marx, [Adolph] NYC, actor/comedian (Marx brothers)   

Nov 24   Cathleen Nesbitt, Belfast Ireland, actress (Agatha-Farmer's Daughter) in the year 1888.   

Nov 24   In the year 1888 dale Carnegie was born on this day in Maryville, Missouri   

Nov 26   Franz Jung, writer in the year 1888.   

Dec 02   On this day in history franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54   

Dec 03   On this day in history ion Nonna Otescu, composer   

Dec 04   Aleksandar I Karadordjevic, king of Yugoslavia (1921-34) on this day in history.   

Dec 05   In the year 1888 askell Snorrason, composer   

Dec 07   Hamilton Fish, US congress leader/isolationist in the year 1888.   

Dec 08   On this day in history fiske Kimball, US architect/art historian   

Dec 10   In the year 1888 mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79   

Dec 11   French Panama Canal company fails on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history artturi A Leinonen, Finnish journalist/writer (Kati)/politician   

Dec 16   Alphonse Juin, French marshal in the year 1888.   

Dec 18   On this day in history gladys Cooper, Lewisham England, actress (My Fair Lady)   

Dec 18   Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Mesa Verde in the year 1888.   

Dec 19   In the year 1888 fritz Reiner, Budapest Hungary, US conductor (Chicago Symphony Orch)   

Dec 19   Stanley's expedition reaches Fort Bodo, East-Africa in the year 1888.   

Dec 22   In the year 1888 heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain   

Dec 22   Joseph Arthur Rank, English film magnate/baron on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear in the year 1888.   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, English/US actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history the birth of Michael Curtiz, American director   

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Jan 01   John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born in the year 1888.   

Jan 04   Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1888.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)   

Jan 10   Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born in the year 1888.   

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

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   Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Jan 30   Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 in the year 1888.   

Jan 31   In the year 1888 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   In the year 1888 death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)