Being born under the Chinese Zodiac Sign Rat people tend to be very charismatic and have great attraction towards the opposite sex. Rats make great leaders and are hardworking, but on the other side they cab be rather unpredictable.
Percectionism is likely to be found in a Rats behaviours. Such traits combined with big ambition usually lead them to a road of success. Bad behaviours to work on would be gossiping and having a big temper. Family and friends are of great importance in a Rats life. This is also shown in generous ways towards their loved ones. Loyalty towards people close to Rats is usually guaranteed.
Astrology character and traits of Rat sign: Charming, clever, courageous, enterprising, imaginative, generous, ambitious, successful, hard workers, critical and short tempered.
1888 Zodiac Sign Rat Compatibility
Chinese Zodiac Signs are based upon a twelve year lunar cycle. Your zodiac animal sign is determined by your birthday year. If you were born in 1888 then your astrological sign is Rat. There are twelve animal signs. Each animal has it's own attributes and personality traits the Chinese believe comprise the nature of each particular animal.
Best matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Ox, Dragon, Monkey
Bad matches for Zodiac Sign Rat are: Horse, Rabbit, Rooster
Historical Events for the Year 1888
3rd January Star Sign » 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.
11th March Star Sign » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
15th March Star Sign » Start of the Sikkim Expedition or Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
20th March Star Sign » The premiere of the very first Romen Theatre Forerunners of Romen Theatre e.g Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia.
3rd April Star Sign » The first of eleven Whitechapel murders or unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
6th April Star Sign » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson University e.g Clemson Agricultural College.
13th May Star Sign » With the passage of the 'Lei Áurea' ("Golden Law"), Brazil abolishes slavery.
16th May Star Sign » Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to electric power transmission or transmit electric power over long distances.
3rd June Star Sign » The poem "Casey at the Bat", by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the 'San Francisco Examiner'.
5th June Star Sign » The 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake named Rio de la Plata Earthquake takes place.
15th June Star Sign » Crown Prince William II, German Emperor Wilhelm becomes Kaiser Wilhelm II; he will be the last Emperor of the German Empire. Due to the death of his predecessors William I, German Emperor Wilhelm I and Frederick III, German Emperor Frederick III, 1888 is
15th July » The stratovolcano Mount Bandai 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai e.g erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
5th August Star Sign » Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008.
21st August Star Sign » The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs I or William Seward Burroughs.
4th September Star Sign » George Eastman registers the trademark 'Kodak' and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
6th September Star Sign » Charles Turner (cricketer) called Charles Turner becomes the first bowler (cricket) known as bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season. This feat has since been accomplished by Tom Richardson (twice), J. T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich F
30th September Star Sign » Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.
9th October Star Sign » The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public.
14th October Star Sign » Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: 'Roundhay Garden Scene'.
15th October Star Sign » The From Hell letter known as "From Hell" letter sent by Jack the Ripper is received by investigators.
17th October Star Sign » Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie).
21st October Star Sign » Foundation of the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland named Swiss Social Democratic Party.
29th October Star Sign » The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace.
30th October Star Sign » Rudd Concession granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes led by Charles Rudd.
9th November Star Sign » Mary Jane Kelly is murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper.
9th December » Statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department.
18th December Star Sign » Richard Wetherill and his brother in-law discover the ancient Indian ruins of Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park e.g Mesa Verde.