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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1888 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1888 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events Paul Ranson, Paul Sérusier and Maurice Denis become fellow students at the Académie Julian The year 1888 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published Matthew Arnold, Essays in Criticism Second Series Rubén Darío, Events Wax Phonograph cylinders are mass marketed Hamish MacCunn marries Alison daughter of John Pettie, RA The year 1888 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball World Series - New York NL defeats St Louis AA 6 games to 4 Events February events February 24 - Grand Trunk Railway acquires the Northern and Northwestern Railway. See also 1887 in Australia, other events of 1888, 1889 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1887 in Canada, other events of 1888, 1889 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events March - The Pan-Celtic Society is founded by William Butler Yeats. Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois See also 1887 in South Africa, other events of 1888, 1889 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1887 state leaders - Events of 1888 - 1889 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France Obock and Tadjoura - # Léonce Lagarde, Governor of Obock and Tadjoura ( 1887 - 1888) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Sunday ( Dominical letter AG) such as 2012. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Leap year starting on Friday ( Dominical letter CB) such as 1988. The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1888 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December

In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of Three Emperors. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Year of Three Emperors ( Dreikaiserjahr in German) refers to the year 1888. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This record will not be equalled until 2388 (MMCCCLXXXVIII), or surpassed until 2888 (MMDCCCLXXXVIII). The 24th century of the Anno Domini ( common) era will span the years 2301&ndash2400 of the Gregorian calendar. The 29th century of the Anno Domini ( common) era will span the years 2801–2900 of the Gregorian calendar.

Events of 1888

January - March

• January 3 - The 91-centimeter telescope is first used at Lick Observatory. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The Lick Observatory is an astronomical Observatory, owned and operated by the University of California.
• January 12 - Blizzards (see: Schoolhouse Blizzard) hit Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of whom are children on their way home from school. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when The Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Schoolchildren's Blizzard or the Children's Blizzard, hit the U Dakota Territory was the name of an organized territory of the United States that existed from 1861 to 1889 Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Nebraska ( is a state located on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States and Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State.
• January 27 - In Washington, DC, the National Geographic Society is founded. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural
• February 27 - In West Orange, New Jersey, Thomas Edison meets with Eadweard Muybridge who proposes a scheme for sound film. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation West Orange is a township in central Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Eadweard J Muybridge ( April 9, 1830 &ndash May 8, 1904) was an English photographer, known primarily for his early use A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film.
• March 8 -The Agriculture College of Utah, which would become Utah State University is founded in Logan, Utah. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Utah State University ( USU) is a public Land-grant university whose main campus is located in Logan Utah. Logan is a city in Cache County, Utah, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42670 a substantial increase
• March 11 - The "Great Blizzard of '88" begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty The Great Blizzard of 1888 ( March 11 – March 14 1888) was one of the most severe Blizzards in United States recorded history The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• March 22 - The Football League is formed
• March 27 - Dorus Rijkers saves the 30-man crew of the Renown, risking his own life. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Theodorus "Dorus" Rijkers ( January 28 1847 – April 19 1928) was a famous Dutch lifeboat captain and Folk The Renown was a German Barque used as a sailing Cargo ship built prior to 1873 when she made her first voyage

April - June

• April 11 - The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west
• May 1 - The United States Congress establishes the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in north-central Montana, USA.
• May 13 - Brazil abolishes the last remnants of slavery. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• May 28 - In Scotland, Celtic F.C. plays its first official match winning 5-2 against Rangers F.C.. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League.
• June 3
  • "Kingdom of Sedang" formed in modern-day Vietnam. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The Kingdom of Sedang ( French: Royaume des Sedangs; sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of the Sedang) was an ephemeral political entity established in Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
  • Casey at the Bat published. "Casey at the Bat", subtitled "A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888" is a Baseball Poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer.
• June 15 - Wilhelm II is crowned Emperor of the German Empire. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification
• June 19 - In Chicago, Republican Convention opens at Auditorium Building. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The Auditorium Building of Roosevelt University in Chicago Illinois is one of the best-known designs of Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan. Benjamin Harrison & Levi Morton will win the nominations for President and VicePresident, respectively. Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893 Levi Parsons Morton (May 16 1824 May 16 1920 was a Representative from New York and the twenty-second Vice President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death
• June 29 - Handel's Israel in Egypt is recorded onto wax cylinder at The Crystal Palace, it being the earliest known recording of classical music. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Israel in Egypt ( HWV 54 is a biblical Oratorio by the composer George Frideric Handel. The Crystal Palace was a cast-iron and Glass building originally erected in Hyde Park, London, England, to house the

July - September

• July 25 - Frank Edward McGurrin, a court stenographer from Salt Lake City, Utah, who was purportedly the only person using touch typing at the time, won a decisive victory over Louis Traub in a typing contest held in Cincinnati, Ohio. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Touch typing is Typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys This date can be called the birthday of the touch typing method that is widely used now.
• July 27 - British parliament passes an act that permits bicycles on road on condition that they are equipped with a bell that should be rung while on the carriageway. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind The law will eventually be abolished in 1930.
• August 5 - Berta Benz arrives in Pforzheim having driven 40 miles from Mannheim in a car manufactured by her husband Karl Benz, thus copmpleting the first first "long-distance" drive in the history of the automobile. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Bertha Benz (née Ringer) (born 3 May 1849 in Pforzheim, Germany, married inventor Karl Benz on 20 July Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. Mannheim is a City in Germany. With 327318 inhabitants it is the second-largest city in the state of Baden-Württemberg after the capital Stuttgart Karl Friedrich Benz, sometimes spelled Carl, ( November 25, 1844, Karlsruhe, Germany – April 4, 1929, Ladenburg
• August 7 - The body of Martha Tabram is found, a possible murder victim of Jack the Ripper. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Martha Tabram ( May 10, 1849 - August 7, 1888) is considered by some to be a possible early victim of the notorious unidentified Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London
• August 20 - There is a mutiny at Dufile, India, and the Emin Pasha is imprisoned. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Dufile (also Dufilé, Duffli, Duffle, or Dufli) was originally a fort built by Emin Pasha, the Governor of Equatoria, in Mehmet Emin Pasha ( March 28, 1840 &ndash October 23, 1892) born Isaak Eduard Schnitzer, baptized (c
• August 31 - Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Mary Ann Nichols (née Walker 26 August 1845 - 31 August 1888 was a victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer named Jack the Ripper who killed and mutilated several She is considered the first of Jack the Ripper's victims. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London
• September 4 - George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak, and receives a patent for his camera which uses roll film. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself George Eastman ( July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented Roll film, helping to Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment A camera is a device used to capture images either as still Photographs or as sequences of moving images ( Movies or Videos.
• September 6 - Charles Turner becomes the first cricket bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season - a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson (twice), J.T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich Freeman (six times). Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Charles Thomas Turner ( Bathurst, November 16, 1862 &ndash January 1, 1944 in Manly New South Wales, Australia was a Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually Tom Richardson (born August 11, 1870, Byfleet, Surrey; died July 2, 1912, Chambéry, France) was John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867 in Buckinghamshire, died April 17, 1944 in Buckinghamshire (known either as Jack Hearne Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877, North Moor Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire; died July 8, 1973 Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (born 17 May 1888 in London, died 28 January 1965 in Bearsted, Kent)
• September 8
  • In London, the dead body of Annie Chapman is found. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Annie Chapman (born Ann Eliza Smith, c 1841 - 8 September 1888 was a victim of the notorious She is considered to be the second victim of Jack the Ripper. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London
  • In England, the first 6 Football League matches are played. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
• September 30 - In London, the bodies of Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes are found. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Elizabeth Stride (Née Gustafsdotter (27 November 1843 - 30 September 1888 is believed to be the third victim of the notorious unidentified Serial killer named 'Jack the Catherine (Kate Eddowes (14 April 1842 - 30 September 1888 was one of the the Whitechapel murder victims. They are generally considered Jack the Ripper's third and fourth victims respectively. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London

October - December

• October 1 - Sofia University is officially opened becoming the first university in liberated Bulgaria. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The St Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University (Софийски университет „Св
• October 9 - The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The Washington Monument is a large tall sand-colored Obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington D
• October 14 - Louis Le Prince films the first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (born 28 August 1842 vanished 16 September 1890 was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures who Roundhay Garden Scene is an 1888 Short film directed by French inventor Louis Le Prince. Roundhay is a large suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Followed by his movie Leeds Bridge. Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince (born 28 August 1842 vanished 16 September 1890 was an inventor who is considered by many film historians as the true father of motion pictures who
• October 25 - St. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Cuthbert's Society, university of Durham is founded after general meeting chaired by Rev Hastings Rashdall
• November 6 - The U.S. presidential election, 1888. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with The United States Presidential Election of 1888 was held on November 6 1888 United States Democratic Party incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral College vote to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, therefore losing the election. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18 1837 June 24 1908 was both the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. The Electoral College consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. Benjamin Harrison (August 20 1833 &ndash March 13 1901 was the twenty-third President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893
• November 9 - In London, England, the dead body of Mary Jane Kelly is found. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Mary Jane Kelly (c 1863 &ndash 9 November 1888 also known as Marie Jeanette Kelly Fair Emma Ginger and Black Mary is widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the She is considered to be the fifth, and last, of Jack the Ripper's victims. Jack the Ripper is an alias given to an unidentified Serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area and adjacent districts of London A number of similar murders in England follow, but the police attribute them to copy-cat killers.
• December 23 - During a bout of mental illness, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh infamously cuts off the lower part of his own left ear. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern that occurs in an individual and is thought to cause distress or disability that is not expected as The Dutch people ( Dutch:) are the dominant Ethnic group of the Netherlands. Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e

Undated

• Annie Besant organizes the London matchgirls strike of 1888 in June
• John Robert Gregg first publishes Gregg Shorthand. Annie Wood Besant (ˈbɛsənt Clapham London October 1 1847 &ndash September 20 1933 in Adyar, India) was a prominent Theosophist, The London matchgirls strike of 1888 was a strike of the women and Teenage girls working at the Bryant and May Factory in Bow, London John Robert Gregg (b June 17, 1867, Rockcorry Co Monaghan, Ireland – d Gregg shorthand is a form of Shorthand that was invented by John Robert Gregg in 1888
• Prosecution of Edward King, Anglican bishop of Lincoln for using ritualistic practices begins. Edward King ( 1829 - 8 March, 1910) was an English bishop King was the second son of the Reverend Walker King Archdeacon of Anglicanism is a tradition of Christian faith Churches in this tradition either have historical connections to the Church of England or have similar beliefs See also List of bishops of Lincoln and precursor offices The Bishop of Lincoln heads the ( Anglican) this article is on the Anglican church in particular See Orthopraxis for ritualism in general
• Sarawak and Borneo become British protectorates. Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the Island of Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect
• Susan B. Anthony organizes a "congress for women's rights" in Washington, DC. Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15, 1820 &ndash March 13, 1906) was a prominent American Civil rights leader who played
• National library in Athens, Greece, (established?)
• The first railway in China goes into operation. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• The Kodak camera increases the popularity of photography as a hobby. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing
• First sightings of the dolphin Pelorus Jack in Cook Strait, New Zealand. Pelorus Jack was a dolphin that was famous for meeting and escorting ships through a certain stretch of water in Cook Strait, New Zealand, between 1888 and 1912 Cook Strait is a Strait between the North and South Islands of New Zealand. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• Camborne School of Mines founded in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The Camborne School of Mines (in Cornish Scoll Balow Cambron) commonly abbreviated to CSM, is a specialist department of the University of Exeter Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• The Finnish epic, Kalevala published for the first time in the English Language by John Martin Crawford. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside The Kalevala is a book and epic poem which the Finn Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish and Karelian Folklore in the nineteenth English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States John Martin Crawford (1845 - 1916 was an American physician and scholar who translated the Finnish epic Kalevala into English, to
• The Baldwin School is founded in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Births

1888 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1888 MDCCCLXXXVIII
Ab urbe condita	2641
Armenian calendar	1337 ԹՎ ՌՅԼԷ
Bahá'í calendar	44 – 45
Berber calendar	2838
Buddhist calendar	2432
Burmese calendar	1250
Chinese calendar	4524/4584-11-18 (丁亥年十一月十八日) — to — 4525/4585-11-29 (戊子年十一月廿九日)
Coptic calendar	1604 – 1605
Ethiopian calendar	1880 – 1881
Hebrew calendar	5648 – 5649
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1943 – 1944
- Shaka Samvat	1810 – 1811
- Kali Yuga	4989 – 4990
Holocene calendar	11888
Iranian calendar	1266 – 1267
Islamic calendar	1305 – 1306
Japanese calendar	Meiji 21 (明治21年)
Korean calendar	4221
Thai solar calendar	2431
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January - June

• January 1 - Victor Goldschmidt, Swiss geochemist (d. The Baldwin School is an all-girls private day school located in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Victor Moritz Goldschmidt ( Zürich, January 27, 1888 &ndash March 20, 1947 in Oslo) was a Mineralogist considered 1947)
• January 8 - Matt Moore, Irish-born actor (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Matthew Moore ( January 8, 1888 &ndash January 21, 1960) was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland 1960)
• January 18 - Thomas Sopwith, British aviation pioneer and yachtsman (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Sir Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith, CBE, Hon FRAeS ( January 18 1888 &ndash January 27 1989) was an English 1989)
• January 24 - Vicki Baum, Austrian writer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Hedwig (Vicki Baum ( January 24, 1888 &ndash August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer 1960)
  • Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Heinkel ( January 24 1888 &ndash January 30 1958) was a German aircraft designer and manufacturer 1958)
• February 2 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 &ndash 14 May 1969 was an Australian swimmer 1969)
• February 8 - Edith Evans, British actress (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Dame Edith Mary Evans DBE ( 8 February 1888 &ndash 14 October 1976) was an actress who had a long and distinguished career on the 1976)
• February 17 - Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Otto Stern was also the penname of German women's rights activist Louise Otto-Peters (1819-1895 TEB728: after a long discussion on the The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1969)
• February 19
  • José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian writer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum José Eustasio Rivera ( February 19, 1888 - December 1, 1928) was a Colombian politician writer and lawyer 1928)
  • Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aurora Antonia Aragón de Quezon (born Aurora Antonia Aragón y Molina on February 19, 1888 &ndash April 28, 1949) usually known First Lady of the Philippines or First Gentleman of the Philippines is the unofficial title of the hostess/host of the Malacañang Palace, the nation's residence of 1949)
• February 20 - Georges Bernanos, French writer (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Georges Bernanos ( February 20 1888, Paris – July 5 1948, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French author and a soldier 1948)
• February 23 - Huddie William Ledbetter (Lead Belly), American folk and blues musician (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Huddie William Ledbetter, (January 1888 – December 6 1949 was an American folk and Blues Musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a 1949)
• February 25 - John Foster Dulles, United States Secretary of State (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor John Foster Dulles ( February 25, 1888 &ndash May 24, 1959) served as U The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs 1959)
• February 27 - Arthur Schlesinger, Sr. was an American historian (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation This article is about the elder Arthur M Schlesinger (1888-1965 1965)
• February 27 - Lotte Lehmann, German singer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Lotte Lehmann ( February 27, 1888 &ndash August 26, 1976) was a German Soprano 1976)
• March 1 - Ewart Astill, English cricketer (Leicestershire) (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant (William Ewart Astill (March 1 1888 Ratby, Leicestershire, England – February 10 1948 Stoneygate, Leicester, England 1948)
• March 4 - Knute Rockne, American football player and coach (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Knute (pronounced "kah-noot" ("noot" is the anglicized nickname Kenneth Rockne ( March 4, 1888 &ndash March 31, 1931)
• March 10 - Barry Fitzgerald, Irish actor (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Barry Fitzgerald (10 March 1888 - 14 January 1961 was an Academy Award winning Irish stage film and television actor 1966)
• March 26 - Elsa Brändström, Russian nurse (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Elsa Brändström (* March 26, 1888 &ndash † March 4, 1948) was a Swedish philanthropist 1948)
• March 29 - James E. Casey, Founder of the United Parcel Service (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King James E Casey ( March 29, 1888 - June 6, 1983) American businessman was born in Pick Handle Gulch near Candelaria Nevada United Parcel Service Inc ( commonly referred to as UPS, is one of the world's largest Package delivery companies 1983)
• April 4
  • Tris Speaker, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Tristram E Speaker ( April 4, 1888 - December 8, 1958) nicknamed “Spoke” (a play on his last name and “Grey Eagle” (for his prematurely 1958)
  • Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zdzisław Żygulski ( 4 April 1888 in Przemyśl – 24 October 1975) sometimes referred as senior was a Polish Literary 1975)
• April 6 - Hans Richter, German filmmaker (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Hans Richter ( April 6, 1888 &ndash February 1, 1976) was a painter graphic artist avant-gardist film-experimenter and producer 1976)
• April 18 - Duffy Lewis, Major League Baseball player (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. George Edward "Duffy" Lewis ( April 18, 1888 - June 17, 1979) born in San Francisco California, was a Left fielder 1979)
• April 26 - Anita Loos, American writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Anita Loos ( April 26 1888 &ndash August 18 1981) was an acclaimed American Screenwriter, Playwright 1981)
• April 27 - Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Florence ML La Badie (born possibly April 27, 1888 &ndash October 13, 1917) was a stage and Film actress in the 1917)
• May 10 - Karl Barth, Protestant theologian (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Karl Barth ( May 10, 1886 &ndash December 10, 1968) (pronounced "bart" a Swiss Reformed theologian was one 1968)
  • Max Steiner, Austrian-American composer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the film composer For other persons with the same name see Max Steiner. 1971)
• May 11 - Irving Berlin, American composer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Irving Berlin (11 May 1888 &ndash 22 September 1989 was a Russian-born American Composer and Lyricist, and one of the most prolific American songwriters 1989)
• May 17 - Tich Freeman, English cricketer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Alfred Percy "Tich" Freeman (born 17 May 1888 in London, died 28 January 1965 in Bearsted, Kent) 1965)
• May 23 - Zack Wheat, Baseball Hall of Famer (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Zachariah Davis "Zack" Wheat ( May 23, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1972) nicknamed "Buck" was an American Major 1972)
• May 25 - Miles Malleson, English actor (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. William Miles Malleson ( 25 May 1888 &ndash 15 March 1969) was an English Actor and Dramatist, particularly known 1969)
• May 27 - Louis Durey, French composer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Louis Durey ( May 27, 1888 - July 3, 1979) was a French composer 1979)
• May 28 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete 1953)
• June 3 - Tom Brown, American jazz musician (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Tom Brown, sometimes known by the Nickname Red Brown ( June 3, 1888 &ndash March 25, 1958) was an early New Orleans 1958)
• June 6 - Pete Wendling, American composer, pianist, and piano roll recording artist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Pete Wendling ( June 6 1974)
• June 9 - Ida Rentoul Outhwaite, Australian illustrator (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Ida Rentoul Outhwaite ( June 9, 1888 &ndash 1960 was an Australian Illustrator of Children's books Her work mostly depicted fairies 1960)
• June 13 - Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese writer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa (fɨɾˈnɐ̃du pɨˈsoɐ (b 1935)
• June 16 - Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Peter Stoner ( June 16 1888 &ndash March 21, 1980) was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College 1980)
• June 24 - Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Gerrit Thomas Rietveld ( June 24, 1888 – June 26, 1964) was a Dutch Furniture Designer and Architect 1964)
• June 27 - Antoinette Perry, New York Stage Director, Tony Award named for her (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden (Mary Antoinette Perry ( June 27, 1888 – June 28, 1946) was an actress director, and co-founder of the American Theatre The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented 1946}

July - December

• July 5 - Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Herbert Spencer Gasser ( July 5, 1888 &ndash May 11, 1963) was an American Physiologist, and recipient of the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1963)
• July 10 - Giorgio Chirico, Italian painter (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Giorgio de Chirico ( July 10, 1888 &ndash November 20, 1978) was an influential pre-Surrealist and then Surrealist 1978)
• July 16
  • Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Percy Kilbride ( July 16, 1888 - December 11, 1964) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania the son of Irish immigrants 1964)
  • Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Frits Zernike ( July 16 1888 &ndash March 10 1966) was a Dutch Physicist and winner of the Nobel prize The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1966)
• July 17 - Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Shmuel Yosef Agnon ( Hebrew: שמואל יוסף עגנון, August 8, 1887 - February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1970)
• July 22
  • Kirk Bryan, American geologist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Kirk Bryan ( 22 July, 1888 in Albuquerque, New Mexico - 22 August, 1950 in Cody, Wyoming) was an 1950)
  • Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Selman Abraham Waksman ( 22 July 1888 &ndash 16 August 1973) was an American biochemist and microbiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1973)
• July 23 - Raymond Chandler, American-born novelist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Raymond Thornton Chandler ( July 23, 1888 &ndash March 26, 1959) was an American Author of crime stories and novels 1959)
• August 4 - Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Taher Saifuddin was the fifty-first Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq and led the Dawoodi Bohras community from 1915 to 1965 1965)
• August 6 - Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Heinrich Schlusnus ( August 6, 1888 - June 18, 1952) was Germany's foremost lyric Baritone of the period between World War One 1952)
• August 13 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Gleb W Derujinsky ( August 13, 1888 &ndash March 9, 1975) was a Russian-American sculptor 1975
• August 14 - John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures John Logie Baird (August 13 1888 – June 14 1946 was a Scottish engineer and inventor of the world's first working television system 1946)
• August 16
  • Armand J. Piron, American jazz musician (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Armand John "AJ" Piron ( August 16 1888 &ndash February 17 1943) was an American Jazz Violinist, 1943)
  • T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia") British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt, writer, and academic (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1935)
• August 25 - Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar and politician (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Allama Mashriqi ( Urdu: علامہ مشرقی) ( Inayatullah Khan) ( Urdu: عنایت اللہ خان) (born in Amritsar 1963)
• September 5 - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, OM ( Telugu:సర్వేపల్లి రాధాకృష్ణ Tamil:சர்வேபள்ளி The President of India or Rashtrapati ( Hindi: राष्ट्रपति a Sanskrit Neologism, lit 1975)
• September 6 - Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., American politician (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Joseph Patrick "Joe" Kennedy Sr (September 6 1888 &ndash November 18 1969 was a prominent American businessman and political figure and the father of U 1969)
• September 12 - Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and 1972)
• September 16 - Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Sillanpää redirects here For other meanings see Sillanpää (disambiguation. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1964)
• September 26
  • J. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and journalist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a James Frank Dobie ( September 26, 1888 &ndash September 18, 1964) was an American folklorist, Writer, and 1964)
  • T. S. Eliot, British (American-born) writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1965)
• October 6 - Roland Garros, French pilot (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Roland Garros ( October 6 1888 &ndash October 5 1918) was an early French Aviator and a Fighter aircraft 1918)
• October 7 - Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Henry Agard Wallace (October 7 1888 &ndash November 18 1965 was the thirty-third Vice President of the United States (1941&ndash45 the eleventh Secretary of The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1965)
• October 8 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Ernst Kretschmer (* October 8 1888 in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn ( Germany) † February 8 1964 in Tübingen 1964)
• October 9 - Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin (Никола́й Ива́нович Буха́рин ( &ndash March 15, 1938) was a Bolshevik 1938)
• October 16
  • Eugene O'Neill, American writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Eugene Gladstone O'Neill (October 16 1888–November 27 1953 was a Nobel -prize winning American playwright The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1953)
  • Paul Popenoe, American eugenicist (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Bowman Popenoe ( October 16, 1888 - June 19, 1979) was an American Agricultural explorer, eugenicist, influential 1979)
• October 25 - Lester Cuneo American actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Biography Lester H Cuneo ( October 25, 1888 - November 1, 1926) was an American stage and Silent 1925)
• November 7 - Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, FRS (சந்திரசேகர வெங்கடராமன ( 7 November 1888 &ndash 21 November The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1980)
• November 15
  • Harald Sverdrup, Norwegian scientist (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Harald Ulrik Sverdrup ( November 15, 1888 &ndash August 21, 1957) was a Norwegian oceanographer and meteorologist 1957)
  • José Raúl Capablanca, World chess champion 1921-1927 (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) See also Development of the World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the Board game Chess 1942)
• November 23 - Harpo Marx, American comedian (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Arthur Marx (previously Adolph Marx) popularly known as Harpo Marx ( November 23, 1893 &ndash September 28, 1964 1964)
• November 26 - Francisco Canaro, Uruguayan-born violinist and composer (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Francisco Canaro ( November 26, 1888 &ndash December 14, 1964) was an Uruguayan Violinist and tango Orchestra 1964)
• November 28 - Edgar Church, American comic book collector (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Edgar Church (November 28 1888 &ndash 1978 was born in Connecticut, He was an artist who worked independently and eventually for the Telephone company in A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative 1978)
• November 30 - Ralph Hartley, American electronics researcher and inventor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Ralph Vinton Lyon Hartley ( November 30, 1888 – May 1, 1970) was an Electronics researcher 1970)
• December 4 - Alexander of Yugoslavia (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Alexander of Yugoslavia may refer to King Alexander I of Yugoslavia (reigned 1921 to 1934 Alexander Crown Prince of Yugoslavia, born 1934)
• December 6 - Will Hay, British actor and comedian (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev William Thomson Hay ( 6 December 1888 &ndash 18 April 1949) was an English Comedian, Actor and amateur 1949}
• December 7 - Joyce Cary, Northern Irish author (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Joyce Arthur Cary (born Arthur Joyce Lunel Cary, December 7, 1888 – March 29, 1957) was an Irish novelist and artist 1957)
• December 18 - Robert Moses, American civil engineer, public works director, and highway and bridge builder (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Robert Moses ( December 18 1888 – July 29 1981) was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long 1981)
• December 19 - Fritz Reiner, Hungarian conductor (d. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Frederick Martin “Fritz” Reiner ( December 19, 1888 1963)
• December 28 - F.W. Murnau, German film director (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, better known as F W Murnau ( December 28, 1888 &ndash March 11, 1931) was one of the most influential 1931)
• date unknown - Mariano Andreu, Spanish painter (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mariano Andreu (1888-1976 was a Spanish painter drawer enamelling master sculptor and stage designer See List of Spanish artists (Born 1300-1500. See List of Spanish artists (Born 1500-1800. 1976)

See also Category: 1888 births. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Deaths

January - June

• January 19 - Anton de Bary, German biologist (b. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Heinrich Anton de Bary ( January 26, 1831 &ndash January 19, 1888) was a German surgeon, Botanist, 1831)
• January 20 - William Pitt Ballinger, Texas lawyer, southern statesman (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. William Pitt Ballinger ( September 25, 1825 &ndash January 20, 1888) was a respected and influential Texas lawyer and statesman 1825)
• January 29 - Edward Lear, British artist and writer (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Edward Lear ( 12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English Artist, Illustrator and Writer known 1812)
• January 31 - John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator and founder of the Salesian Society (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Saint John Bosco (born 'Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco' and known in English as Don Bosco ( August 16 1815 &ndash January 31 1888 The Salesians of Don Bosco (or the Salesian Society, originally known as the Society of St 1815)
• February 3 - Henry Maine, British jurist (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Sir Henry James Sumner Maine, KCSI ( August 15, 1822 - February 3, 1888) was an English comparative jurist and 1822)
• February 5 - Anton Mauve, Dutch painter (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Anton Rudolf Mauve ( September 18, 1838 – February 5, 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who who was a leading member of the 1838)
• March 6
  • Louisa May Alcott, American novelist (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Louisa May Alcott ( November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American Novelist. 1832)
  • Josif Pančić, botanist (b. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Josif Pančić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Јосиф Панчић (born Josip Pančić, April 17, 1814 – March 8, 1888) was 1814)
• March 9 - German Emperor Wilhelm I (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 1797)
• March 12 - Henry Bergh, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (b. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Henry Bergh ( August 29, 1811 - March 12, 1888) founded the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA in April American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ( ASPCA) is a Non-profit organization which as the name says is dedicated to preventing cruelty towards 1811)
• March 16 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Lazare Hippolyte Carnot ( October 6, 1801 – March 16, 1888) was a French statesman 1801)
• March 23 - Morrison Waite, Chief Justice of the United States (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Morrison Remick Waite, nicknamed "Mott" ( November 29 1816 &ndash March 23 1888) was the Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the judicial branch of the government of the United States, and presides over the U 1816)
• March 27 - Francesco Faà di Bruno, mathematician (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Francesco Faà di Bruno ( 29 March, 1825 – 27 March, 1888) was an Italian Mathematician and Priest, born 1825)
• March 29 - Charles-Valentin Alkan, french composer and pianist (b. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Charles-Valentin Alkan ( November 30 1813 &ndash March 29 1888) was a French Composer and one of the greatest Virtuoso 1813
• April 15 - Matthew Arnold, English poet (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 &ndash 15 April 1888 was an English Poet, and Cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools 1822)
• May 26 - Ascanio Sobrero, chemist (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Ascanio Sobrero ( October 12 1812 &ndash May 26 1888) was the Italian Chemist, born in Casale Monferrato, who 1812)
• June 15 - German Emperor Friedrich III (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Frederick III (German Friedrich Wilhelm Nikolaus Karl, English Frederick William Nicholas Charles; October 18 1831 – June 15 1888 (German Friedrich 1831)

July - December

• July 20 - Paul Langerhans, German pathologist and biologist (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Paul Langerhans ( July 25 1847 - July 20 1888) was a German pathologist, physiologist biologist. 1847)
• August 9 - Charles Cros, French poet (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Charles Cros ( October 1 1842 - August 9, 1888) was a French poet and Inventor. 1831)
• August 16 - John Stith Pemberton, Founder of Coca-Cola
• August 20 - Henry Richard, Welsh peace campaigner (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting John Stith Pemberton ( January 8, 1831 &ndash August 16, 1888) was an American Druggist and the inventor of Cola Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Rev Henry Richard MP ( 3 April 1812 &ndash 20 August 1888) the Apostle of Peace was a Congregational minister and 1812)
• August 23 - Philip Henry Gosse, British scientist (b. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Philip Henry Gosse ( April 6, 1810 &ndash August 23, 1888) was an English naturalist and popularizer of natural science 1810)
• August 24 - Rudolf Clausius, German physicist, contributions to thermodynamics (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Rudolf Julius Emanuel Clausius (Born Rudolf Gottlieb, January 2, 1822 &ndash August 24, 1888) was a German Physicist In Physics, thermodynamics (from the Greek θερμη therme meaning " Heat " and δυναμις dynamis meaning " 1822)
• September 24 - Karl von Prantl, philosopher (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Carl von Prantl ( 28 January, 1820 – 14 September, 1888) was a German philosopher and philologist. 1820)
• October 16
  • John Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western "Long" John Wentworth (March 5 1815 &ndash October 16 1888 was the editor of the Chicago Democrat, a two-term Mayor of Chicago 1815)
  • Horatio Spafford, author of hymn "It is well with my soul" (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Horatio Gates Spafford ( October 20, 1828, Troy New York - October 16, 1888, Jerusalem) is best known as the author 1820)
• December 31 - Samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch ( June 20, 1808 – December 31, 1888) was the intellectual founder of the Torah im Derech Eretz 1808)

See also Category: 1888 deaths. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

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