1888
year
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This page lists things that happened in the year 1888. It was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar.
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
|---|---|
| Centuries: | 18th century – 19th century – 20th century |
| Decades: | 1850s 1860s 1870s – 1880s – 1890s 1900s 1910s |
| Years: | 1885 1886 1887 – 1888 – 1889 1890 1891 |
Births change
- August 9 - Fred C. Newmeyer, American actor and director (d. 1967)
- November 7 - Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (d. 1934)
- December 22 - J. Arthur Rank, movie executive (d. 1972)
Deaths change
- March 6 – Louisa May Alcott, American writer (Little Women, etc.)
Events change
- Glasgow Celtic Cup started.
- The Year of the Three Emperors happens.
- The Children's Blizzard occurred.