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1888 Historical Event(s)
January 3, 1888
– The refracting telescope at the Lick Observatory, measuring 91 cm in diameter, is used for the first time. It was the largest telescope in the world at the time.
March 11, 1888
– The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
March 15, 1888
– Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
June 3, 1888
– The poem “Casey at the Bat”, by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
June 5, 1888
– The Rio de la Plata Earthquake takes place.
June 15, 1888
– Crown Prince Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire.
September 4, 1888
– George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
September 8, 1888
– In England the first six Football League matches are played.
October 9, 1888
– The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
December 9, 1888
– Statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department.
Who Were Born On 1888?
February 27, 1888
– Roberto Assagioli, Italian psychiatrist (d. 1974)
March 4, 1888
– Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. 1931)
April 15, 1888
– Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)
May 10, 1888
– Max Steiner, Austrian composer (d. 1971)
July 19, 1888
– Enno Lolling, German physician (d. 1945)
July 22, 1888
– Kirk Bryan, American geologist (d. 1950)
July 24, 1888
– Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
September 5, 1888
– Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, second President of India (d. 1975)
November 24, 1888
– Dale Carnegie, American writer (d. 1955)