What Happened In January 1888 - Historical Events 1888 January

Historical Events for January, 1888

3rd » 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.
27th » The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.

1st » John Garand, Canadian-American engineer and designer, designed the M1 Garand e.g M1 Garand rifle (d. 1974)
1st » Georgios Stanotas, Greek general (d. 1965)
3rd » Jacob Bolotin, American physician (d. 1924)
7th » Vera de Bosset, Russian-American dancer (d. 1982)
8th » Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)
8th » Matt Moore (actor) e.g Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)
11th » Joseph B. Keenan, American politician (d. 1954)
16th » Osip Brik, Russian author and critic (d. 1945)
17th » Babu Gulabrai, Indian author (d. 1963)
24th » Vicki Baum, Austrian author (d. 1960)
24th » Ernst Heinkel, German businessman, founded the Heinkel called Heinkel Aircraft Manufacturing Company (d. 1958)
29th » Sydney Chapman (mathematician) e.g Sydney Chapman, English mathematician and geophysicist (d. 1970)

5th » Henri Herz, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1803)
14th » Stephen Heller, Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1813)
29th » Edward Lear, English author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1812)
31st » John Bosco, Italian priest and educator, founded the Salesian Society (b. 1815)