1888 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). In Germany, 1888 is known as the 1888 Year of Three Emperors. Events January 3 - 91cm telescope first used at Lick Observatory January 12 ? Blizzards in Dakota and Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas - 235 dead, many of which were children on their way home from school January 24 - Jacob L. Wortman patents the typewriter ribbon. January 27 - In Washington, DC the National Geographic Society is founded. March 11 - The "Great Blizzard of '88" begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. March 22 - The Football League is formed April 11 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated. May 13 - Brazil abolishes slavery. June 19 - In Chicago Republican Convention opens at Auditorium Building. General Benjamin Harrison & Levi Morton will win the nominations. August 7 - The body of Martha Tabram was found, a possible murder victim of Jack the Ripper August 31 - Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is perhaps the first of Jack the Ripper's victims. September 4 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a patent for his camera which uses roll film. September 8 - In London, the body of Annie Chapman is found. She is generally considered the second victim of Jack the Ripper. September 8 - In England the first 6 Football League matches ever were played. September 30 - In London, the bodies of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes are found. They are generally considered Jack the Ripper's third and fourth victim respectively. October 9 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public. November 6 - U.S. presidential election, 1888: Democrat incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the overall popular vote, but is voted out of office because he loses in the Electoral College to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison. November 9 - In London the body of Mary Jane Kelly is found. She is typically considered the fifth and last of Jack the Ripper's victims. A number of similar murders actually follow, but police attribute them to copycat killers. Gramophone patented by Emile Berliner Annie Besant organizes a match girl strike Slavery abolished in Brazil Sarawak and Borneo become British protectorates Axe murderer William Kembler is the first to be executed in an electric chair Susan B. Anthony organizes a congress for women's rights in Washington DC National library in Athens, Greece First railways in China Kodak camera increases the popularity of photography as a hobby Births January-March January 8 - Matt Moore, actor (d. 1960) January 24 - Vicki Baum, writer (d. 1960) January 24 - Ernst Heinkel, aircraft designer (d. 1958) February 2 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969) February 17 - Otto Stern, physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 1943 (d. 1969) February 19 - José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (d. 1928) February 25 - John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State (d. 1959) February 27 - Lotte Lehmann, singer (d. 1976) March 4 - Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931) March 10 - Barry Fitzgerald, actor (d. 1966) March 12 - Vaslav Nijinsky, Ukrainian ballet dancer (d. 1950) March 17 - Frank Buck, big game hunter (d. 1950) March 26 - Elsa Brändström, "the Angel of Siberia" (d. 1948) April-June April 4 - Tris Speaker, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1958) April 6 - Hans Richter, German filmmaker April 18 - Duffy Lewis, Major League Baseball player (d. 1979) April 26 - Anita Loos, writer (d. 1981) April 27 - Florence La Badie, pioneer actress (d. 1917) May 10 - Max Steiner, composer (d. 1971) May 11 - Irving Berlin, composer (d. 1989) May 23 - Zack Wheat, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. 1972) May 25 - Miles Malleson, actor (d. 1969) May 27 - Louis Durey, composer, member of Les Six (d. 1979) June 3 - Tom Brown, jazz musician (d. 1958) June 6 - Pete Wendling, American composer, pianist, and piano roll recording artist June 9 - Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Australian illustrator June 13 - Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese writer June 17 - John Bergman, Swedish founder of workshop in Motala (d. 1969) June 24 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect July-October July 10 - Giorgio Chirico, painter (d. 1978) July 23 - Raymond Chandler, American novelist August 13 - John Logie Baird, first demonstrated the television August 16 - Armand J. Piron, jazz musician (d. 1943) September 5 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher September 6 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American politician and father of President John F. Kennedy September 12 - Maurice Chevalier, French actor September 16 - Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish writer September 26 - T. S. Eliot, American/British poet September 26 - J. Frank Dobie, Texas folklorist and newspaper columnist. October 7 - Henry A. Wallace, vice president of the United States October 9 - Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician October 16 - Eugene O'Neill, American dramatist November-December November 15 - Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian scientist November 23 - Harpo Marx, comedian, The Marx Brothers (d. 1964) November 26 - Francisco Canaro, tango composer (d. 1964) November 30 - Ralph Hartley, electronics researcher and inventor December 4 - King Alexander of Yugoslavia December 19 - Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (d. 1963) December 28 - F.W. Murnau, German director Deaths January 19 - Anton de Bary, German biologist January 29 - Edward Lear, British artist and writer February 3 - Henry Maine, British jurist March 6 - Louisa May Alcott, American novelist March 9 - German Emperor Wilhelm I March 12 - Henry Bergh, founder of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals April 15 - Father Damien, Belgian priest June 15 - German Emperor Friedrich III August 9 - Charles Cros, French poet August 23 - Philip Henry Gosse, British scientist October 16 - John Wentworth, mayor of Chicago, United States December 31 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, rabbi (b. 1808) Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. 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