Page 7: Historical Events In 1888

Aug 09   Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1888.   

Aug 09   On this day in history hans Oster, German major general/spy/July 20th plotter   

Aug 10   On this day in history johanna E F G (Bachigaloupi) Tourniaire, actress (Saint Joan)   

Aug 10   In the year 1888 nY Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record   

Aug 11   In the year 1888 california Theatre closed (now a Pac Tel Phone Store)   

Aug 11   In the year 1888 owen Nares, actor-manager (Maiden Erleigh)   

Aug 12   Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes 1st motor tour on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Bertha, wife of inventor Karl Benz, makes first motor tour on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Marion Lorne, Phila, actress (Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush) in the year 1888.   

Aug 13   On this day in history john Logie Baird, Scotland, inventor (father of TV)   

Aug 15   On this day in history albert Spalding, composer   

Aug 15   On this day in history the birth of T.E Lawrence, 'Lawrence of Arabia'; soldier and author   

Aug 17   James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies in the year 1888.   

Aug 17   On this day in history monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner)   

Aug 19   In the year 1888 1st beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins   

Aug 19   In the year 1888 first beauty contest (Spa, Belgium), 18 yr old West Indian wins   

Aug 19   Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Aug 20   George Sklavos, composer in the year 1888.   

Aug 20   Longest US men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   William Seward Burroughs patents adding machine in the year 1888.   

Aug 22   In the year 1888 violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue)   

Aug 24   On this day in history rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies   

Aug 25   8th US Mens Tennis: Henry W Slocum Jr beats Howard A Taylor (64 61 60) in the year 1888.   

Aug 25   In the year 1888 henry Slocum wins US Lawn Tennis Assn singles title   

Aug 30   On this day in history lord Walsingham kills 1070 grouse in a single day   

Aug 31   First 'Jack the Ripper' victim discovered in Buck's Row, London on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1888 jack the Ripper claims his first victim as the body of Mary Ann Nicholls is found in London.   

Aug 31   On this day in history mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper   

Aug 31   North Canterbury, New Zealand a 7+ earthquake in northern Canterbury, some 100 kilometers from Christchurch, caused the partial collapse of the cathedral's spire on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1888 ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)   

Sep 01   Dutch Railway Deventer-Almelo opens on this day in history.   

Sep 03   In the year 1888 east Africa Company political & commercial rights   

Sep 04   On this day in history george Eastman patents 1st roll-film camera & registers "Kodak"   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)   

Jan 08   In the year 1888 birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)   

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

Jan 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1888.   

Feb 13   Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died in the year 1888.