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Historical Event(s)
– 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.
– The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
– The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
– In England, The Football League, the world’s oldest professional Association Football league, is founded.
– Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.
– George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
– Charles Turner becomes the first 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).
– Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
– The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
– Jack the Ripper kills Mary Jane Kelly, his last known victim.
Who Were Born On ?
– Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
– Rolf de Maré, Swedish art collector and museum director (d. 1964)
– Zack Wheat, American baseball player (d. 1972)
– Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish writer (d. 1963)
– Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)
– Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian sculptor (d. 1975)
– Henry A. Wallace, 33rd Vice President of the United States (d. 1965)
– Katherine Mansfield, New Zealand writer (d. 1923)
– Paul Popenoe, American activist (d. 1979)
– Nils von Dardel, Swedish painter (d. 1943)