What Happened In April 1888 - Historical Events 1888 April

Historical Events for April, 1888

3rd » 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 » Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson University e.g Clemson Agricultural College.
11th » The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated.

3rd » Neville Cardus, English author and critic (d. 1975)
3rd » Thomas C. Kinkaid, American admiral (d. 1972)
4th » Tris Speaker, American baseball player and manager (d. 1958)
4th » Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish historian and educator (d. 1975)
6th » Hans Richter (artist) named Hans Richter, Swiss painter, illustrator, and director (d. 1976)
6th » Gerhard Ritter, German historian (d. 1967)
8th » Dennis Chavez, American politician (d. 1964)
9th » Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American talent manager (d. 1974)
11th » Donald Calthrop, English actor (d. 1940)
12th » Kaarlo Koskelo, Finnish wrestler (d. 1953)
12th » Heinrich Neuhaus, Ukrainian-Russian pianist (d. 1964)
15th » Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. 1904)
16th » Billy Minter, English footballer and manager (d. 1940)
18th » Duffy Lewis, American baseball player (d. 1979)
23rd » Georges Vanier, Canadian general and politician, 19th Governor General of Canada (d. 1967)
27th » Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
28th » Walter Tull, English footballer (d. 1918)
30th » John Crowe Ransom, American poet (d. 1974)