What happened in 1888?

Battle of Suakin

Wars & Conflicts · Suakin

1888 battle of the Mahdist War

Battle of Madana

Wars & Conflicts · Sudan

1887 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Mahdist Sudan

Battle of Guté Dili

Wars & Conflicts · Nejo

1888 battle

Battle of Segheneyti

Wars & Conflicts · Segeneiti

1888 battle

First Battle of Vailele

Wars & Conflicts · Vailele

1888 battle in the first Samoan Civil War

Rio Tinto massacre

Wars & Conflicts · Minas de Riotinto

1888 mass killing in Andalusia, Spain

Rudolf Clausius died

People · Bonn

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888)

Nikolay Przhevalsky died

People · Karakol

Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888)

Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian explorer and scientist

Samson Raphael Hirsch died

People · Frankfurt

Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century (1808–1888)

Carl Zeiss died

People · Jena

German optical physicist (1816–1888)

John Pemberton died

People · Atlanta

American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831-1888)

Edward Lear died

People · Sanremo

British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888)

Charlemagne de Maupas died

People · Paris

French politician (1818-1888)

Eunice Newton Foote died

People · Lenox

American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888)

Ascanio Sobrero died

People · Turin

Italian chemist (1812–1888)

Josif Pančić died

People · Belgrade

Botanist (1814-1888)

Charles Cros died

People · Paris

French poet and inventor (1842-1888)

William Gifford Palgrave died

People · Montevideo

British Arabic scholar (1826–1888)

Hermann von Rosenberg died

People · The Hague

German scientist (1817–1888)

Francis Thomas Gregory died

People · Toowoomba

English-born Australian explorer and politician (1821–1888)

Reinhold von Anrep-Elmpt died

People · Thailand

Baltic German explorer (1834-1888)

Modest Bogdanow died

People · Saint Petersburg

Russian zoologist, botanist, explorer and writer (1841 – 1888)

Seth Kinman died

People · California

American pioneer (1815–1888)

Pierre Adolphe Lesson died

People · Rochefort

French botanist (1805–1888)

Jacques de Brazza died

People · Rome

Italian-born French explorer

Tatsui Baba died

People · Philadelphia

Japanese author

Karoline von Perin-Gradenstein died

People · Vienna

Austrian women's rights activist (1806-1888)

Marie Rovsing died

People · Copenhagen

Danish women's rights activist (1814-1888)

Ludvig Nobel died

People · Cannes

Swedish businessman, humanitarian (1831–1888)

Zygmunt Wróblewski died

People · Kraków

Polish scientist (1845-1888)

Francesco Faà di Bruno died

People · Turin

Italian priest (1825–1888)

Axel Harnack died

People · Dresden

Baltic German mathematician (1851–1888)

Richard Anthony Proctor died

People · New York City

English astronomer (1837-1888)

Jean-Charles Houzeau died

People · Schaerbeek

Belgian astronomer (1820–1888)

William Samuel Henson died

People · Newark

Aviation engineer and inventor (1812–1888)

Erik Edlund died

People · Vaxholm

Swedish physicist (1819–1888)

Thomas Russell Crampton died

People · London

British engineer (1816–1888)

Peter Griess died

People · Bournemouth

German chemist who discovered the diazotization reaction (1829–1888)

Mikhail Mishaqa died

People · Damascus

Lebanese historian

Friedrich Clemens Gerke died

People · Hamburg

German journalist (1801–1888)

Emil Winkler died

People · Berlin

German civil engineer (1835–1888)

Gustave de Ponton d'Amécourt died

People · Paris

French engineer

George Henry Corliss died

People · Providence

American engineer (1817-1888)

Ludwig A. Colding died

People · Frederiksberg

Danish engineer and physicist (1815-1888)

Samuel Earnshaw died

People · Sheffield

British mathematician (1805–1888)

William Kelly died

People · Louisville

American inventor, metallurgist and businessman (1811–1888)

Lucien Gaulard died

People · Paris

Invented devices for the transmission of alternating current electrical energy (1850–1888)

Benjamin Goodrich died

People · Akron

Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company (1841–1888)

August Holmgren died

People · Hedvig Eleonora parish

Swedish scientist

Hervé Mangon died

People · Paris

French politician (1821-1888)

Aleksey Letnikov died

People · Moscow

Russian mathematician (1837-1888)

Emilian Czyrniański died

People · Kraków

Polish chemist (1824-1888)

Johann Zacherl died

People · Unterdöbling

Inventor, industrialist, manufacturer (1814–1888)

Adolph Gottfried Kinau died

People · Suhl

German astronomer (1814-1888)

Henri Debray died

People · Paris

French chemist (1827–1888)

John Hewitt Jellett died

People · Dublin

Irish Anglican priest, mathematician, writer

Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe died

People · Sekse

Norwegian mineralogist (1808-1888)

Pierre Bitôt died

People · Gironde

French physician, anatomist and surgeon

Giovanni Morandini died

People · Florence

Italian engineer and politician (1816–1888)

Priscilla Braislin died

People · Holyoke

First mathematics professor at Vassar College

John Edvard Lundström died

People · Jönköpings Kristina församling

Swedish industrialist and inventor (1815-1888)

Benjamin Piercy died

People · London

Civil engineer (1827-1888)

George May Phelps died

People · Brooklyn

American inventor of automated telegraphy devices

Henry Robertson died

People · Llandderfel

British politician (1816–1888)

John George Brill died

People · Kassel

Railroad mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1817–1888)

Thomas Elliot Harrison died

People · Whitburn

British civil engineer (1808-1888)

Seth Green died

People · Rochester

American fish culturist

James Curtis Booth died

People · Haverford

American chemist and educator (1810-1888)

Matsudaira Tadaatsu died

People · Denver

Japanese-American engineer

Edmund Musgrave Barttelot died

People · Central Africa

British Army officer (1859–1888)

James Jameson died

People · Makanza

Scottish naturalist and traveller in Africa (1856–1888)

Jesse Applegate died

People · Yoncalla

American pioneer (1811–1888)

João Albasini died

People · Portugal

Tradesman, vice-consul of Portugal

Frank Lupton died

People · Khartoum

British sailor

Lorenzo Sitgreaves died

People · Washington, D.C.

American soldier and explorer

John Angus Cameron died

People · South Glengarry

Canadian prospector

David Francisco died

People · Western Australia

Explorer, politician

John Mandeville died

People · Mitchelstown

Irish Fenian and member of the Irish National Land League (1849-1888)

Carl Riedel died

People · Leipzig

German composer and conductor (1827-1888)

Walter Bache died

People · London

British pianist and composer (1842–1888)

Jean-François Berthelier died

People · 9th arrondissement of Paris

French opera singer (1830-1888)

Maria Flechtenmacher died

People · Bucharest

Romanian writer (1838-1888), editor

Ricardo Zamacois died

People · Barcelona

Spanish actor and singer (1847-1888)

Li Luoneng died

People · Qing dynasty

Chinese martial artist

Jean Conte died

People · Paris

French composer and music educator (1830–1888)

William Warren died

People · Boston

American actor (1812-1888)

Sarah Whitley died

People · Wakefield

English actress

Charles Blondelet died

People · Courbevoie

French actor

Lester Wallack died

People · Stamford

American actor (1820-1888)

Gertrudes Rita da Silva died

People · Lisbon

Portuguese actress

William Pleater Davidge died

People · Cheyenne

United States actor of English origin (1814-1888)

William Creswick died

People · Covent Garden

British actor (1813–1888)

William Henry Chippendale died

People · Somers Town

British actor (1801-1888)

William Sutton died

People · Ightham

English military bugler (c. 1830 – 1888); recipient of the Victoria Cross

Frederick Vokes died

People · London

English actor and dancer

T. S. Eliot born

People · St. Louis

Born in St. Louis. US-British poet (1888–1965).

Eugene O'Neill born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American playwright (1888–1953).

Fernando Pessoa born

People · Lisbon

Born in Lisbon. Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares.

Dale Carnegie born

People · Maryville

Born in Maryville. American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).

T. E. Lawrence born

People · Tremadog

Born in Tremadog. British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).

Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan born

People · Tiruttani

Born in Tiruttani. 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).

Raymond Chandler born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959).

Frans Eemil Sillanpää born

People · Hämeenkyrö

Born in Hämeenkyrö. Finnish writer (1888–1964).

John Logie Baird born

People · Helensburgh

Born in Helensburgh. Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946).

Nikolai Bukharin born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938).

Nestor Makhno born

People · Huliaipole

Born in Huliaipole. Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).

Heinz Guderian born

People · Chełmno

Born in Chełmno. German general.

Henry A. Wallace born

People · Orient

Born in Orient. American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945.

Katherine Mansfield born

People · Wellington

Born in Wellington. New Zealand author (1888–1923).

Maurice Chevalier born

People · 20th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 20th arrondissement of Paris. French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972).

Giorgio de Chirico born

People · Volos

Born in Volos. Italian artist (1888–1978).

Carl Schmitt born

People · Plettenberg

Born in Plettenberg. German jurist, political theorist and professor of law (1888-1985).

Georges Bernanos born

People · 9th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 9th arrondissement of Paris. French writer (1888–1948).

Abul Kalam Azad born

People · Mecca

Born in Mecca. Indian politician and writer (1888–1958).

Richard E. Byrd born

People · Winchester

Born in Winchester. American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957).

Jean Monnet born

People · Cognac

Born in Cognac. French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979).

John Foster Dulles born

People · Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C.. United States Secretary of State (1888-1959).

Anton Makarenko born

People · Bilopillia

Born in Bilopillia. Ukrainian and Soviet educator and writer.

Frances Marion born

People · San Francisco

Born in San Francisco. American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973).

Giuseppe Ungaretti born

People · Alexandria

Born in Alexandria. Italian poet, writer and university teacher.

Roland Garros born

People · Saint-Denis

Born in Saint-Denis. Reunionese aviator.

Paul Morand born

People · 8th arrondissement of Paris

Born in 8th arrondissement of Paris. French writer (1888-1976).

Valerian Kuybyshev born

People · Omsk

Born in Omsk. Soviet politician (1888-1935).

Friedrich Olbricht born

People · Leisnig

Born in Leisnig. German general (1888–1944).

Maxwell Anderson born

People · Atlantic

Born in Atlantic. American playwright and writer (1888–1959).

Friedrich Fromm born

People · Charlottenburg

Born in Charlottenburg. German general (1888–1945).

Nuri as-Said born

People · Baghdad

Born in Baghdad. Iraqi politician (1888–1958).

Dan Andersson born

People · Skattlösberg

Born in Skattlösberg. Swedish author, poet and composer (1888–1920).

José Félix Estigarribia born

People · Caraguatay

Born in Caraguatay. President of Paraguay (1888-1940).

Paul Bernays born

People · London

Born in London. Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).

Werner Jaeger born

People · Lobberich

Born in Lobberich. German-American classical philologist (1888-1961).

Alphonse Juin born

People · Annaba

Born in Annaba. Marshal of France (1888–1967).

Jan Syrový born

People · Třebíč

Born in Třebíč. Czechoslovak legioneer, minister of national defence and army general (1888-1970).

Carl Hilpert born

People · Nuremberg

Born in Nuremberg. German general (1888-1947).

Jean Wahl born

People · Marseille

Born in Marseille. French philosopher (1888–1974).

Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach born

People · Hamburg

Born in Hamburg. German general (1888-1976) and defector to the Soviet Union.

Gunichi Mikawa born

People · Takada-mura

Born in Takada-mura. Japanese admiral (1888–1981).

Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape born

People · Acton

Born in Acton. Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1888-1981).

Prince Oskar of Prussia born

People · Marmorpalais

Born in Marmorpalais. Prussian prince (1888-1958).

Hans von Salmuth born

People · Metz

Born in Metz. German general (1888-1962).

Harry Crerar born

People · Hamilton

Born in Hamilton. Canadian general (1888–1965).

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya born

People · Chitradurga district

Born in Chitradurga district. Yogi (1888-1989).

Francesco Baracca born

People · Lugo

Born in Lugo. Italian flying ace (1888-1918).

Ramesh Chandra Majumdar born

People · Faridpur District

Born in Faridpur District. Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).

Harukichi Hyakutake born

People · Saga Prefecture

Born in Saga Prefecture. Japanese general (1888–1947).

Thomas Cassin Kinkaid born

People · Hanover (NH)

Born in Hanover (NH). United States Navy admiral.

Willis Augustus Lee born

People · Owen County

Born in Owen County. Admiral (1888-1945).

Franz Pfeffer von Salomon born

People · Düsseldorf

Born in Düsseldorf. SA officer (1888-1968).

Tom Phillips born

People · Pendennis Castle

Born in Pendennis Castle. British navy admiral (1888-1941).

Jacques de Lacretelle born

People · Château de Cormatin

Born in Château de Cormatin. French novelist (1888–1985).

Andrea Andreen born

People · parish Örby-Skene

Born in parish Örby-Skene. Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972).

Alexander Chayanov born

People · Moscow

Born in Moscow. Soviet scholar (1888–1937).

Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch born

People · Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

Born in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin. German Army general (1888–1971).

Wilhelm I died

People · Berlin

Died in Berlin. 19th-century German Emperor and King of Prussia (1797–1888).

Frederick III, German Emperor died

People · New Palace

Died in New Palace. As King of Prussia German Emperor (1831–1888).

Turki bin Said Al Busaidi died

People · Muscat

Died in Muscat. Sultan of Oman (1832-1888).

Barghash bin Said Al Busaidi died

People · Zanzibar Islands

Died in Zanzibar Islands. Sultan of Zanzibar (1837–1888).

Donduk Kuular born

People · Shemi

Born in Shemi. Prime Minister of Tannu Tuva (1888-1932).

Antonio Aranda born

People · Leganés

Born in Leganés. Spanish military officer (1888–1979).

Ahmad Maher Pasha born

People · Cairo

Born in Cairo. Egyptian Prime Minister (1888-1945).

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Science & Technology

Chilean university

Utah State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Logan, Utah, United States

University of Abertay Dundee

Science & Technology · Dundee

University in Scotland, United Kingdom

University of Scranton

Science & Technology

Private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA

Siriraj Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

Marine Biological Laboratory

Science & Technology · Woods Hole

Biological research center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Brigham Young University–Idaho

Science & Technology

Idaho campus of Brigham Young University

Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology

Science & Technology

Laboratory in Indonesia

Sikkim Expedition

Science & Technology · Sikkim

1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim

Saint George's Hospital

Science & Technology · Stadshagen

Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden

Surgical Hospital

Science & Technology · Ullanlinna

Hospital in Helsinki, Finland

German Historical Institute in Rome

Science & Technology

Salem University

Science & Technology

Private for-profit university in Salem, West Virginia

Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil

Science & Technology

Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum

Tokyo Jogakkan College

Science & Technology

College in Machida, Tokyo, Japan

Tokai Gakuen University

Science & Technology

University in Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan

Klinikum Worms

Science & Technology

Hospital in Worms, Germany

Southend University Hospital

Science & Technology · Westcliff-on-Sea

UK public sector teaching hospital in Westcliff-on-Sea Essex, England

Royal Northern Hospital

Science & Technology

Former hospital in London, England

Hospital Civil de San Antonio Abad

Science & Technology

Hospital

St. Joseph's Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Yonkers, New York, United States

Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Virginia, United States

Salem-Spital

Science & Technology · Altenberg

Private hospital in Bern, Switzerland

Sofia University

Science & Technology

University in Sofia, Bulgaria

New Mexico State University

Science & Technology

University in the United States

Siberian State Medical University

Science & Technology · Tomsk

University in Tomsk, Russia

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

Science & Technology · Dundee

Art school in Dundee City, Scotland, UK

Hakodate Otani College

Science & Technology

College in Hokkaido, Japan

Pontifical College Josephinum

Science & Technology

Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, U.S.

University of Charleston

Science & Technology

University in Charleston, West Virginia

Lingnan University

Science & Technology

University in Guangzhou (Canton), China

Tiffin University

Science & Technology

Private coeducational university in Tiffin, Ohio, United States

Malkata

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site of Egypt

Mourning Athena

Exploration & Discovery · Classical Athens

Athenian marble relief dated circa 460 BC

Nansen's Greenland expedition

Exploration & Discovery · Greenland

Ninu's Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Malta

Trisomatos Typhon

Exploration & Discovery · Acropolis of Athens

Ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens

Amarna Letter EA 1

Exploration & Discovery · London

Clay tablet containing diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and Babylonia

Relief of Samioi voting

Exploration & Discovery · Acropolis of Athens

Ancient relief from the Acropolis of Athens

Vaphio gold cups

Exploration & Discovery · National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Pair of drinking vessels

Hennepin

Exploration & Discovery

Shipwreck

William P. Rend

Exploration & Discovery · Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary

American steamship sunk in 1917

Berry Brothers Bolt Works

Exploration & Discovery

former factory in Columbus, Ohio

Sacred Heart Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic cathedral in Guangzhou (Canton), South China

St Joseph's Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems · Swansea

Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales

Na Tcha Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Macau, China

Újlaki Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary

Six Dome Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Quba, Azerbaijan

Pansod Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems · Shahrixon

Historical monument in Shahrixon, Uzbekistan

Esztergom Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Former synagogue in Esztergom, Hungary

Cathedral of Melo

Religion & Belief Systems · Melo

Cultural heritage monument of Uruguay

St. Alexander Nevsky Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Russia, Russia

Vereinssynagoge Müllnergasse

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Vienna, Austria

Volgograd Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Former synagogue in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia

Moglietti sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems · Fervazzo

Trebinje Transfiguration Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Neological synagogue (Prešov)

Religion & Belief Systems

Limoges Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral located in Haute-Vienne, in France

Annunciation Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox church in Kharkiv, Ukraine

San Sebastian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

All-steel church in Manila, Philippines

Sant'Antonio da Padova in Via Merulana

Religion & Belief Systems · Esquilino

Roman Catholic titular church in Rome

Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Guelph

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ontario, Canada

St. Vladimir Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Astrakhan, Russia

St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral, Abeokuta

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Nigeria

Orthodox Church of the Holy Virgin, Hope, Luby and their mother Zofia (Sosnowiec)

Religion & Belief Systems

Orthodox church in Poland

Huangxi Academy

Religion & Belief Systems

Former academy

parochial church of San Martino di Tours

Religion & Belief Systems · Camorino

Church building in Camorino in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland

San Michele

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Caltanissetta, Italy

Chiesa di San Vittore Mauro

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Ticino, Switzerland

St. Pankraz catholic church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Boswil in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

Saint George Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Parish building in Cornate d'Adda, Italy

Vladimir's monastery (Irkutsk)

Religion & Belief Systems

Hrobka rodiny Daubkovy

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of All Saints

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Albany, New York

Column shrines in Malá Strana

Religion & Belief Systems

Judson Memorial Church

Religion & Belief Systems

United States historic place

Saints Peter and Paul Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Tennessee, United States

Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Anniston, United States of America

Old First Reformed Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Brooklyn, New York

Hebron Methodist Protestant Church and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Delaware, United States

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Christ Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Springfield, Illinois

First Congregational Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Manistee, Michigan

Emmanuel AME Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in North Carolina, United States of America

First Baptist Peddie Memorial Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New Jersey, United States of America

Episcopal Church of the Ascension

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in California, United States of America

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church at 2100 4th Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama

First Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in South Bend, Indiana

Holy Trinity Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Florida, United States of America

New Market Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Old Saint Hilary’s Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Marin County, California

St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Cemetery

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Florida, United States of America

Church of Christ

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church building in Revere, Massachusetts, United States

First Cumberland Presbyterian Church-McKenzie

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

First Baptist Church of Watkins Glen

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

First United Methodist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

historic church in Douglas, Georgia, United States

Gormania Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in West Virginia, United States of America

Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in New York, United States of America

Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Arkansas, United States of America

Sint-Rochuskapel

Religion & Belief Systems · Sint Pieter

Chapel on the Sint-Pietersberg in Maastricht, Netherlands

Saint Giles Church (Obertiefenbach)

Religion & Belief Systems · Obertiefenbach

Church building in Beselich, Germany

Ancien presbytère Très-Saint-Cœur-de-Marie

Religion & Belief Systems · Sacré-Cœur-de-Marie

Building in Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec, Canada

Maison de nos Aïeux

Religion & Belief Systems

St. Michael's Catholic Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, United States

Trinity Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Eastern Orthodox church building in Oboyan, Russia

Church of the Pokrov in Chotylub

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Chotylub, Poland

St Patrick's Presbytery

Religion & Belief Systems · Auckland Central

Presbytery in Auckland, New Zealand

Evangelical rectory in Mariánské Lázně

Religion & Belief Systems

De Beers

Economy & Trade · London

International corporation that specialises in diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, rough diamond sales and industrial diamond manufacturing

Abbott Laboratories

Economy & Trade · North Chicago

American global health care and medical device products company

Alcoa

Economy & Trade · New York City

Producer of aluminum

Parker Pen Company

Economy & Trade · Newhaven

Manufacturer of pens

Imperial British East Africa Company

Economy & Trade · London

Company

Exposición Universal de Barcelona

Economy & Trade

World's Fair held in Barcelona, Spain in 1888

ENEOS

Economy & Trade · JX Building

Oil companies of Japan

Melbourne Centennial Exhibition

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

World's Fair in Melbourne 1888

Sumitomo Heavy Industries

Economy & Trade · Ōsaki

Japanese manufacturing, industrial machinery and engineering company

Certina Kurth Frères

Economy & Trade · Le Locle

Swiss watchmaker

Vossloh

Economy & Trade · Werdohl

German transport technology manufacturer

McGraw-Hill Education

Economy & Trade · New York City

Educational science, technology, engineering, and math publisher

Leitner AG

Economy & Trade · Sterzing

Aerial lift manufacturer based in South Tyrol

Gerolsteiner Brunnen

Economy & Trade · Gerolstein

German company

Antofagasta PLC

Economy & Trade · London

Chilean business

Arcadis

Economy & Trade · Arnhem

Dutch public company

Mayr-Melnhof

Economy & Trade · Vienna

Company

Nedbank

Economy & Trade · Sandton

Financial services group located in Africa

Lee Kum Kee

Economy & Trade · Tai Po District

Company

Toll Group

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

Australian logistics company

Kirloskar Group

Economy & Trade · Pune

Indian conglomerate

Foster's Group Limited

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

Australian beer producer

Belk

Economy & Trade · Charlotte

Department store company

Brugal

Economy & Trade · Puerto Plata

Dominican rum company

Sompo Japan Insurance

Economy & Trade · Shinjuku

Japanese company

Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie

Economy & Trade · Istanbul

Railway company

Lalique

Economy & Trade · Zurich

French glass making company

G. D. Searle & Company

Economy & Trade · Skokie

American pharmaceutical company

Giovanola

Economy & Trade · Monthey

Company

James Hardie

Economy & Trade · Ireland

Irish building materials company

Carl F. Bucherer

Economy & Trade · Lucerne

Swiss luxury watch company

Exide

Economy & Trade · Milton

American manufacturer of lead-acid batteries

Spirax Group plc

Economy & Trade · Cheltenham

Pump and hydraulics company

Roamer

Economy & Trade · Solothurn

Watchmaker

LCH Ltd

Economy & Trade · London

Financial market infrastructure company

Lazzaroni

Economy & Trade · Pretoro

Italian bakery products manufacturer

Fedrigoni

Economy & Trade · Verona

Paper

J. K. Organisation

Economy & Trade · New Delhi

An Indian industrial conglomerate, with headquarters in Delhi, Kanpur and Mumbai

Synovus

Economy & Trade · Columbus

Financial services company

Hatton National Bank

Economy & Trade · Colombo

Sri Lankan banking institution

Montecatini (company)

Economy & Trade · Milan

Business

Cooke Optics

Economy & Trade · Leicester

British optical manufacturer

Bundaberg Rum

Economy & Trade · Queensland

Rum, distilled beverage

Hettich

Economy & Trade · Kirchlengern

German furniture fitting manufacturer

Dvarčionių keramika

Economy & Trade · Vilnius

Alusuisse

Economy & Trade · Zurich

Company

EQT

Economy & Trade · EQT Plaza

American energy company

Alliance Trust

Economy & Trade · Dundee

UK business

Asahi Life

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese insurance company

Manischewitz

Economy & Trade · Newark

Leading brand of kosher products based in the United States

South Side Elevated Railroad

Economy & Trade · Chicago

Defunct railroad in Chicago, Illinois, USA

JT Group

Economy & Trade · Saint Helier

Telecommunications company

KCA DEUTAG

Economy & Trade · Aberdeen

Oil and gas company with 9.000 employees

Bucherer Group

Economy & Trade · Lucerne

Swiss luxury brand

Middleby Corporation

Economy & Trade · Elgin

American cooking and industrial process equipment company

Hubbell Incorporated

Economy & Trade · Shelton

Electric and electronic products manufacturer

Portland General Electric

Economy & Trade · Portland

Public utility based in Portland, Oregon

Matt Brewing Company

Economy & Trade · Utica

New York based brewing company

HADAG

Economy & Trade · Hamburg

Ferry service on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany

Villiger Söhne Holding

Economy & Trade · Pfeffikon

Swiss multinational concern

Henkel Corporation

Economy & Trade · Scottsdale

American company based in Scottsdale, Arizona

Bibanca

Economy & Trade · Sassari

Company

Cannon Mills

Economy & Trade · Kannapolis

Defunct textile company

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd

Economy & Trade · Pune

Company which manufactures pumps

Rowac

Economy & Trade · Chemnitz

Hardware factory founded by Carl Robert Wagner in 1888, Chemnitz

Peoples

Economy & Trade · Tacoma

Defunct chain of department stores located in the Puget Sound area of Washington

Kalmenhof

Economy & Trade · Idstein

Social pedagogical institution in Idstein, Hesse, Germany

Fakhro Group

Economy & Trade · Manama

Hypo Noe Landesbank

Economy & Trade · St. Pölten

Austrian regional bank

Rösle

Economy & Trade · Marktoberdorf

German company

Bryant Electric Company

Economy & Trade · Bridgeport

American manufacturer of electrical components

Ampad

Economy & Trade · Richardson

Manufacturer of office products

Aertex

Economy & Trade · Manchester

British clothing company based in Manchester, established in 1888, also the name of the original textile manufactured by the company

Greenwood & Batley

Economy & Trade · Leeds

British manufacturing company

Grose

Economy & Trade · Northampton

Early English automobile.

Goodell-Pratt

Economy & Trade · Greenfield

Bearing scraper

Core-Mark

Economy & Trade · South San Francisco

American wholesale supply chain services company

Zaner-Bloser

Economy & Trade · Columbus

American publishing company

Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria

Economy & Trade · Milan

Italian bank

American Radiator Company

Economy & Trade · New York City

American manufacturing company

Sterling Bancorp

Economy & Trade · Montebello

U.S. banking company

Eaden Lilley

Economy & Trade · Cambridge

Former department store chain

Laxton Brothers

Economy & Trade · Bedfordshire

British nursery (1888-1957)

Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo

Economy & Trade · Brussels

Business; colonial society

Jaques Limited

Economy & Trade · Melbourne

Jeudan

Economy & Trade · Copenhagen

Banca San Paolo di Brescia

Economy & Trade · Brescia

Western & Southern Financial Group

Economy & Trade · Cincinnati

Diversified financial services and life insurance company

Wheaton Industries

Economy & Trade · Millville

Manufacturer of glass and ceramic products in southern New Jersey

Alfred Herbert

Economy & Trade · Coventry

UK business

Engelberg Huller Company

Economy & Trade · Syracuse

American machinery manufacturer

Harcourts

Economy & Trade · Brisbane

Network of real estate agents based in New Zealand

Boart Longyear

Economy & Trade · South Jordan

Company in South Jordan, United States

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Economy & Trade · Memphis

U.S. law firm

Laporte plc

Economy & Trade · Luton

British chemicals business

Jumbuck Pastoral Company

Economy & Trade · Adelaide

Australian agriculture company

NBS

Economy & Trade · Durban

South African bank

Hornblower & Weeks

Economy & Trade · Boston

United States banking and brokerage firm

National Geographic Image Collection

Economy & Trade · Washington, D.C.

Stock photography agency

T.H. Baker

Economy & Trade · United Kingdom

Jewellery retailer

Sentara Healthcare

Economy & Trade

American not-for-profit healthcare organization

Parkman Group

Economy & Trade · Sutton Coldfield

Engineering firm

Peck & Peck

Economy & Trade · Manhattan

New York-based retailer of private label womenswear

International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry

Economy & Trade · Glasgow

World's Fair in Glasgow City, Scotland, UK, 1888

1888 Río de la Plata earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

June 1888 earthquake in Argentina and Uruguay

1888 North Canterbury earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in New Zealand

Whitechapel murders

Disasters & Pandemics · Whitechapel

1880s East End of London serial murders

Hazara genocide

Disasters & Pandemics · Hazaristan

Mass killings of Afghan Hazaras after the Second Anglo-Afghan War

Umeå city fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Umeå

Fire in Umeå, Sweden on 25 June 1888

crime of Fuencarral street

Disasters & Pandemics · Madrid

1888

Abushiri Revolt

Social Movements & Revolutions · German East Africa

Rebellion

Bryant & May workers' strike, 1888

Social Movements & Revolutions · East End of London

1888 labour dispute in the UK

Basilika of St. Ludmila

Architecture & Engineering

Church

St. Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia

Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Iowa, United States of America

Somerset Park

Architecture & Engineering · Ayr

Football stadium in Scotland

St John's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Bergenhus

Church in Bergen, Norway

Station Park

Architecture & Engineering · Forfar

Stadium in Angus, Scotland, UK

Patara Alaverdi

Architecture & Engineering

Georgian Orthodox Church in Qax, Azerbaijan

Solstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bindal Municipality, Norway

Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Montevideo

Palacio de Sobrellano

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural property in Comillas, Spain

Rissa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Indre Fosen, Norway

Jondal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Ullensvang, Norway

Åna-Sira Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway

Church of our Lady of Os Praceres

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Pontevedra, Spain

Tosen Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Bindal, Norway

Church of St Clare, Liverpool

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Trinity Church

Architecture & Engineering

Parish church of Trinity parish located in Arendal, Norway

Dønnesfjord Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hasvik, Norway

Austbygde Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Tinn, Eastern Norway

Rø Church

Architecture & Engineering · Rø

Church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark

Sandstad Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hitra, Norway

Sandsøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Harstad, Norway

St Olave Old Jewry

Architecture & Engineering

Church in the City of London

Walkway over the Hudson

Architecture & Engineering · Highland

Bridge in United States of America

Selztaldom Großwinternheim

Architecture & Engineering

Protestant church in Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

New Gallery

Architecture & Engineering · West End

Church building in London, England, originally an art gallery, then cinema, church, store

Sillerud Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Årjäng Municipality, Sweden

Strandarkirkja

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Southern Region, Iceland

St. Joachim's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Manhattan, United States of America

St John the Divine, Kennington

Architecture & Engineering · Kennington

Church in Kennington, London

St Elwyn's Church, Hayle

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK

All Saints Church, West Dulwich

Architecture & Engineering · West Dulwich

Church in West Dulwich, London

St Mary Magdalene's Church, Ribbleton

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

TB and Chest Hospital

Architecture & Engineering

Hospital building (former palace)

St Peter's Church, Waverton

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK

St Hugh’s Church, Foolow

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Foolow, Derbyshire, England, UK

Loppi Church

Architecture & Engineering · Loppi parish village

Church building in Loppi, Finland

Arnisdale Free Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Highland, Scotland, UK

Takoma Park Presbyterian Church

Architecture & Engineering

Presbyterian church in Takoma Park, Maryland, United States

St. Agnes Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Franklin, North Carolina, United States

All Saints' Church, Winthorpe

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Winthorpe, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

St. James Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts

St. John's Parish

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Nebraska, United States of America

St. Mary's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

St. Peter's Church, Ruddington

Architecture & Engineering

Grade II listed church in Ruddington, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK

St. Viator Parish

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Illinois, United States

Our Most Holy Redeemer

Architecture & Engineering · Islington

Church in the London Borough of Islington, England,UK

St Benedict's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Eden Terrace

Church building in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand

St. Joseph's Catholic Church Complex

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Colorado, United States of America

Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America

Grace Church, Mt. Airy

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Grand Avenue Congregational Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America

Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Siddington, Cheshire, England, UK

Karol Scheibler's Chapel in Łódź

Architecture & Engineering · Łódź Old Cemetery - Evangelical-Augsburg section

Architectural work in Łódź, Poland

Fort de Saint-Héribert

Architecture & Engineering · Wépion

19th-century fort in Belgium

Ğosmaniä

Architecture & Engineering

Madrasa in Ufa, Russia

Columbus Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Barcelona

Monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky in Kyiv

Architecture & Engineering

Monument in Kyiv, Ukraine

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Architecture & Engineering · Monument Circle

Monument in Indianapolis

St. Vincent de Paul Chapel, Jerusalem

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Jerusalem

All Souls' Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Armada Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Plymouth Hoe

Monument in Plymouth, England

Ganymede's fountain, Bratislava

Architecture & Engineering · Hviezdoslavovo námestie

Orts Fountain

Architecture & Engineering · Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place

Fountain in Brussels

Chaine Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Larne

Lighthouse in Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

Orthodox church of the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ in Motal

Architecture & Engineering

Fort Plätzwiese

Architecture & Engineering

Austrian fortification in the Dolomites

St. Patrick Cathedral in Fort Worth

Architecture & Engineering

church located in Fort Worth, Texas

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Monument

Architecture & Engineering

monument in Portland, Maine, United States

Parker Memorial Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Washington Confederate Monument

Architecture & Engineering

war memorial in Washington, United States of America

Big Bone Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Kentucky, United States of America

Grand Cane United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Louisiana, United States of America

Zeba Indian United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Michigan, United States of America

Ascension of Our Lord Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

United States historic place

College Grove Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

East Berkshire United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in New York, United States of America

First Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in Vermilion, Ohio, United States

First Scandinavian Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in South Dakota, United States of America

St. John Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church in Lecompte, Louisiana

Houck's Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

historic church in North Carolina, United States

Church of St. Laurentius

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Liechtenstein

Chapel of the Good Shepherd

Architecture & Engineering · Roosevelt Island

Historic church in New York, United States

Andrews Memorial Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Dunedin, Florida, United States

Chapel of Saint Barbara

Architecture & Engineering

State Opera Prague

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Prague, Czechia, operated by the National Theatre company

Rote Flora

Sports & Entertainment · Sternschanze

Social centre and squatted former theater in Hamburg, Germany

Lessing Theater

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

Former theatre in Berlin, Germany

Mogilev Regional Drama Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Mogilev, Belarus

Irving Place Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Former theater and movie theater in Manhattan, New York City

Teatro degli Industri

Sports & Entertainment · Centro storico

Theatre in Grosseto, Italy

Palace Theatre, Swansea

Sports & Entertainment · Castle

Former music hall in Swansea, Wales, later used as a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub

The Place

Sports & Entertainment · London

Dance and performance centre Camden, London

German House

Sports & Entertainment · Moravské náměstí

Theatre and cultural center of the German-speaking population of Brno, Bohemia, destroyed in World War II

Bayview Opera House

Sports & Entertainment

Theater in San Francisco, California, United States

Shaftesbury Theatre (1888–1941)

Sports & Entertainment

Former theatre in London, England

Brisbane International

Sports & Entertainment · Queensland Tennis Centre

WTA tournament in Brisbane

1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia

Sports & Entertainment · Australasia

Rugby union tour

Australian cricket team in England in 1888

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

1888 World Championship

Sports & Entertainment · Cathkin Park

Football match

Kingdom of Kongo dissolved

Empires & Countries · M'banza-Kongo

Kingdom of Kongo ceased to exist, having been centered at M'banza-Kongo.

Bruneian Sultanate dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mukim Kota Batu

Bruneian Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Mukim Kota Batu.

Kingdom of Sedang founded

Empires & Countries · Kon Tum

Kingdom of Sedang was founded, with its capital at Kon Tum.

Nieuwe Republiek dissolved

Empires & Countries · Vryheid

Nieuwe Republiek ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryheid.