What happened in 1888?
374 recorded events in 1888, including 148 in people, 103 in economy & trade and 54 in architecture & engineering.
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Wars & Conflicts 5
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Battle of Suakin
1888 battle of the Mahdist War
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Battle of Madana
1887 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Mahdist Sudan
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Battle of Guté Dili
1888 battle
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Battle of Segheneyti
1888 battle
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First Battle of Vailele
1888 battle in the first Samoan Civil War
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People 148
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Rudolf Clausius died
German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888)
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Nikolay Przhevalsky died
Russian soldier, explorer, & geographer (1839-1888)
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Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay died
Russian explorer and scientist
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Samson Raphael Hirsch died
Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century (1808–1888)
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Carl Zeiss died
German optical physicist (1816–1888)
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John Pemberton died
American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831-1888)
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Edward Lear died
British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888)
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Charlemagne de Maupas died
French politician (1818-1888)
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Eunice Newton Foote died
American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888)
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Ascanio Sobrero died
Italian chemist (1812–1888)
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Josif Pančić died
Botanist (1814-1888)
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Charles Cros died
French poet and inventor (1842-1888)
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William Gifford Palgrave died
British Arabic scholar (1826–1888)
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Hermann von Rosenberg died
German scientist (1817–1888)
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Francis Thomas Gregory died
English-born Australian explorer and politician (1821–1888)
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Reinhold von Anrep-Elmpt died
Baltic German explorer (1834-1888)
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Modest Bogdanow died
Russian zoologist, botanist, explorer and writer (1841 – 1888)
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Seth Kinman died
American pioneer (1815–1888)
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Pierre Adolphe Lesson died
French botanist (1805–1888)
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Jacques de Brazza died
Italian-born French explorer
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Tatsui Baba died
Japanese author
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Karoline von Perin-Gradenstein died
Austrian women's rights activist (1806-1888)
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Marie Rovsing died
Danish women's rights activist (1814-1888)
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Ludvig Nobel died
Swedish businessman, humanitarian (1831–1888)
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Zygmunt Wróblewski died
Polish scientist (1845-1888)
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Francesco Faà di Bruno died
Italian priest (1825–1888)
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Axel Harnack died
Baltic German mathematician (1851–1888)
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Richard Anthony Proctor died
English astronomer (1837-1888)
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Jean-Charles Houzeau died
Belgian astronomer (1820–1888)
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William Samuel Henson died
Aviation engineer and inventor (1812–1888)
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Erik Edlund died
Swedish physicist (1819–1888)
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Thomas Russell Crampton died
British engineer (1816–1888)
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Peter Griess died
German chemist who discovered the diazotization reaction (1829–1888)
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Mikhail Mishaqa died
Lebanese historian
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Friedrich Clemens Gerke died
German journalist (1801–1888)
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Emil Winkler died
German civil engineer (1835–1888)
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Gustave de Ponton d'Amécourt died
French engineer
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George Henry Corliss died
American engineer (1817-1888)
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Ludwig A. Colding died
Danish engineer and physicist (1815-1888)
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Samuel Earnshaw died
British mathematician (1805–1888)
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William Kelly died
American inventor, metallurgist and businessman (1811–1888)
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Lucien Gaulard died
Invented devices for the transmission of alternating current electrical energy (1850–1888)
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Benjamin Goodrich died
Founder of B.F. Goodrich Company (1841–1888)
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August Holmgren died
Swedish scientist
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Hervé Mangon died
French politician (1821-1888)
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Aleksey Letnikov died
Russian mathematician (1837-1888)
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Emilian Czyrniański died
Polish chemist (1824-1888)
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Johann Zacherl died
Inventor, industrialist, manufacturer (1814–1888)
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Adolph Gottfried Kinau died
German astronomer (1814-1888)
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Henri Debray died
French chemist (1827–1888)
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John Hewitt Jellett died
Irish Anglican priest, mathematician, writer
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Sjur Aasmundsen Sexe died
Norwegian mineralogist (1808-1888)
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Pierre Bitôt died
French physician, anatomist and surgeon
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Giovanni Morandini died
Italian engineer and politician (1816–1888)
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Priscilla Braislin died
First mathematics professor at Vassar College
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John Edvard Lundström died
Swedish industrialist and inventor (1815-1888)
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Benjamin Piercy died
Civil engineer (1827-1888)
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George May Phelps died
American inventor of automated telegraphy devices
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Henry Robertson died
British politician (1816–1888)
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John George Brill died
Railroad mechanical engineer and entrepreneur (1817–1888)
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Thomas Elliot Harrison died
British civil engineer (1808-1888)
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Seth Green died
American fish culturist
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James Curtis Booth died
American chemist and educator (1810-1888)
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Matsudaira Tadaatsu died
Japanese-American engineer
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Edmund Musgrave Barttelot died
British Army officer (1859–1888)
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James Jameson died
Scottish naturalist and traveller in Africa (1856–1888)
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Jesse Applegate died
American pioneer (1811–1888)
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João Albasini died
Tradesman, vice-consul of Portugal
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Frank Lupton died
British sailor
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Lorenzo Sitgreaves died
American soldier and explorer
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John Angus Cameron died
Canadian prospector
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David Francisco died
Explorer, politician
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John Mandeville died
Irish Fenian and member of the Irish National Land League (1849-1888)
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Carl Riedel died
German composer and conductor (1827-1888)
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Walter Bache died
British pianist and composer (1842–1888)
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Jean-François Berthelier died
French opera singer (1830-1888)
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Maria Flechtenmacher died
Romanian writer (1838-1888), editor
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Ricardo Zamacois died
Spanish actor and singer (1847-1888)
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Li Luoneng died
Chinese martial artist
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Jean Conte died
French composer and music educator (1830–1888)
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William Warren died
American actor (1812-1888)
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Sarah Whitley died
English actress
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Charles Blondelet died
French actor
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Lester Wallack died
American actor (1820-1888)
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Gertrudes Rita da Silva died
Portuguese actress
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William Pleater Davidge died
United States actor of English origin (1814-1888)
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William Creswick died
British actor (1813–1888)
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William Henry Chippendale died
British actor (1801-1888)
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William Sutton died
English military bugler (c. 1830 – 1888); recipient of the Victoria Cross
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Frederick Vokes died
English actor and dancer
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T. S. Eliot born
Born in St. Louis. US-British poet (1888–1965).
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Eugene O'Neill born
Born in New York City. American playwright (1888–1953).
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Fernando Pessoa born
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.
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Dale Carnegie born
Born in Maryville. American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).
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T. E. Lawrence born
Born in Tremadog. British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan born
Born in Tiruttani. 2nd President and 1st Vice President of India, Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).
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Raymond Chandler born
Born in Chicago. American novelist and screenwriter (1888–1959).
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Frans Eemil Sillanpää born
Born in Hämeenkyrö. Finnish writer (1888–1964).
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John Logie Baird born
Born in Helensburgh. Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946).
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Nikolai Bukharin born
Born in Moscow. Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938).
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Nestor Makhno born
Born in Huliaipole. Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
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Heinz Guderian born
Born in Chełmno. German general.
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Henry A. Wallace born
Born in Orient. American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945.
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Katherine Mansfield born
Born in Wellington. New Zealand author (1888–1923).
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Maurice Chevalier born
Born in 20th arrondissement of Paris. French singer, actor, and entertainer (1888–1972).
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Giorgio de Chirico born
Born in Volos. Italian artist (1888–1978).
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Carl Schmitt born
Born in Plettenberg. German jurist, political theorist and professor of law (1888-1985).
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Georges Bernanos born
Born in 9th arrondissement of Paris. French writer (1888–1948).
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Abul Kalam Azad born
Born in Mecca. Indian politician and writer (1888–1958).
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Richard E. Byrd born
Born in Winchester. American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957).
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Jean Monnet born
Born in Cognac. French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979).
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John Foster Dulles born
Born in Washington, D.C.. United States Secretary of State (1888-1959).
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Anton Makarenko born
Born in Bilopillia. Ukrainian and Soviet educator and writer.
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Frances Marion born
Born in San Francisco. American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973).
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Giuseppe Ungaretti born
Born in Alexandria. Italian poet, writer and university teacher.
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Roland Garros born
Born in Saint-Denis. Reunionese aviator.
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Paul Morand born
Born in 8th arrondissement of Paris. French writer (1888-1976).
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Valerian Kuybyshev born
Born in Omsk. Soviet politician (1888-1935).
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Friedrich Olbricht born
Born in Leisnig. German general (1888–1944).
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Maxwell Anderson born
Born in Atlantic. American playwright and writer (1888–1959).
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Friedrich Fromm born
Born in Charlottenburg. German general (1888–1945).
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Nuri as-Said born
Born in Baghdad. Iraqi politician (1888–1958).
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Dan Andersson born
Born in Skattlösberg. Swedish author, poet and composer (1888–1920).
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José Félix Estigarribia born
Born in Caraguatay. President of Paraguay (1888-1940).
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Paul Bernays born
Born in London. Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
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Werner Jaeger born
Born in Lobberich. German-American classical philologist (1888-1961).
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Alphonse Juin born
Born in Annaba. Marshal of France (1888–1967).
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Jan Syrový born
Born in Třebíč. Czechoslovak legioneer, minister of national defence and army general (1888-1970).
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Carl Hilpert born
Born in Nuremberg. German general (1888-1947).
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Jean Wahl born
Born in Marseille. French philosopher (1888–1974).
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Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach born
Born in Hamburg. German general (1888-1976) and defector to the Soviet Union.
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Gunichi Mikawa born
Born in Takada-mura. Japanese admiral (1888–1981).
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Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape born
Born in Acton. Royal Navy admiral of the fleet (1888-1981).
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Prince Oskar of Prussia born
Born in Marmorpalais. Prussian prince (1888-1958).
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Hans von Salmuth born
Born in Metz. German general (1888-1962).
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Harry Crerar born
Born in Hamilton. Canadian general (1888–1965).
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Tirumalai Krishnamacharya born
Born in Chitradurga district. Yogi (1888-1989).
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Francesco Baracca born
Born in Lugo. Italian flying ace (1888-1918).
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Ramesh Chandra Majumdar born
Born in Faridpur District. Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).
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Harukichi Hyakutake born
Born in Saga Prefecture. Japanese general (1888–1947).
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Thomas Cassin Kinkaid born
Born in Hanover (NH). United States Navy admiral.
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Willis Augustus Lee born
Born in Owen County. Admiral (1888-1945).
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Franz Pfeffer von Salomon born
Born in Düsseldorf. SA officer (1888-1968).
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Tom Phillips born
Born in Pendennis Castle. British navy admiral (1888-1941).
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Jacques de Lacretelle born
Born in Château de Cormatin. French novelist (1888–1985).
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Andrea Andreen born
Born in parish Örby-Skene. Swedish physician, pacifist and feminist (1888-1972).
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Alexander Chayanov born
Born in Moscow. Soviet scholar (1888–1937).
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Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch born
Born in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin. German Army general (1888–1971).
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Science & Technology 23
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Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
Chilean university
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Utah State University
Public university in Logan, Utah, United States
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University of Abertay Dundee
University in Scotland, United Kingdom
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University of Scranton
Private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Siriraj Hospital
Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand
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Marine Biological Laboratory
Biological research center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts
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Brigham Young University–Idaho
Idaho campus of Brigham Young University
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Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology
Laboratory in Indonesia
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Sikkim Expedition
1888 British military expedition to expel Tibetan forces from Sikkim
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Saint George's Hospital
Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden
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Surgical Hospital
Hospital in Helsinki, Finland
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German Historical Institute in Rome
German Historical Institute in Rome (Science & Technology).
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Salem University
Private for-profit university in Salem, West Virginia
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Berufsgenossenschaftliches Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil
Bergmannsheil University Hospitals, Ruhr University of Bochum
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Tokyo Jogakkan College
College in Machida, Tokyo, Japan
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Tokai Gakuen University
University in Miyoshi, Aichi, Japan
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Klinikum Worms
Hospital in Worms, Germany
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Southend University Hospital
UK public sector teaching hospital in Westcliff-on-Sea Essex, England
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Royal Northern Hospital
Former hospital in London, England
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Hospital Civil de San Antonio Abad
Hospital
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St. Joseph's Medical Center
Hospital in Yonkers, New York, United States
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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
Hospital in Virginia, United States
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Salem-Spital
Private hospital in Bern, Switzerland
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Exploration & Discovery 10
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Malkata
Archaeological site of Egypt
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Mourning Athena
Athenian marble relief dated circa 460 BC
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Nansen's Greenland expedition
Nansen's Greenland expedition (Exploration & Discovery).
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Ninu's Cave
Cave in Malta
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Trisomatos Typhon
Ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
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Amarna Letter EA 1
Clay tablet containing diplomatic correspondence between Egypt and Babylonia
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Relief of Samioi voting
Ancient relief from the Acropolis of Athens
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Vaphio gold cups
Pair of drinking vessels
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Hennepin
Shipwreck
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William P. Rend
American steamship sunk in 1917
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Religion & Belief Systems 14
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Sacred Heart Cathedral
Roman Catholic cathedral in Guangzhou (Canton), South China
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St Joseph's Cathedral
Catholic cathedral in Swansea, Wales
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Na Tcha Temple
Temple in Macau, China
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Újlaki Synagogue
Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary
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Six Dome Synagogue
Synagogue in Quba, Azerbaijan
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Pansod Mosque
Historical monument in Shahrixon, Uzbekistan
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Esztergom Synagogue
Former synagogue in Esztergom, Hungary
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Cathedral of Melo
Cultural heritage monument of Uruguay
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St. Alexander Nevsky Church
Church in Russia, Russia
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Vereinssynagoge Müllnergasse
Building in Vienna, Austria
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Volgograd Synagogue
Former synagogue in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia
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Moglietti sanctuary
Moglietti sanctuary (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Trebinje Transfiguration Cathedral
Trebinje Transfiguration Cathedral (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Neological synagogue (Prešov)
Neological synagogue (Prešov) (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 103
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De Beers
International corporation that specialises in diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, rough diamond sales and industrial diamond manufacturing
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Abbott Laboratories
American global health care and medical device products company
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Alcoa
Producer of aluminum
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Parker Pen Company
Manufacturer of pens
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Imperial British East Africa Company
Company
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Exposición Universal de Barcelona
World's Fair held in Barcelona, Spain in 1888
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ENEOS
Oil companies of Japan
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Melbourne Centennial Exhibition
World's Fair in Melbourne 1888
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Sumitomo Heavy Industries
Japanese manufacturing, industrial machinery and engineering company
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Certina Kurth Frères
Swiss watchmaker
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Vossloh
German transport technology manufacturer
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McGraw-Hill Education
Educational science, technology, engineering, and math publisher
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Leitner AG
Aerial lift manufacturer based in South Tyrol
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Gerolsteiner Brunnen
German company
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Antofagasta PLC
Chilean business
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Arcadis
Dutch public company
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Mayr-Melnhof
Company
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Nedbank
Financial services group located in Africa
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Lee Kum Kee
Company
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Toll Group
Australian logistics company
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Kirloskar Group
Indian conglomerate
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Foster's Group Limited
Australian beer producer
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Belk
Department store company
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Brugal
Dominican rum company
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Sompo Japan Insurance
Japanese company
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Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie
Railway company
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Lalique
French glass making company
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G. D. Searle & Company
American pharmaceutical company
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Giovanola
Company
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James Hardie
Irish building materials company
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Carl F. Bucherer
Swiss luxury watch company
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Exide
American manufacturer of lead-acid batteries
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Spirax Group plc
Pump and hydraulics company
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Roamer
Watchmaker
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LCH Ltd
Financial market infrastructure company
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Lazzaroni
Italian bakery products manufacturer
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Fedrigoni
Paper
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J. K. Organisation
An Indian industrial conglomerate, with headquarters in Delhi, Kanpur and Mumbai
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Synovus
Financial services company
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Hatton National Bank
Sri Lankan banking institution
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Montecatini (company)
Business
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Cooke Optics
British optical manufacturer
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Bundaberg Rum
Rum, distilled beverage
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Hettich
German furniture fitting manufacturer
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Dvarčionių keramika
Dvarčionių keramika (Economy & Trade).
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Alusuisse
Company
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EQT
American energy company
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Alliance Trust
UK business
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Asahi Life
Japanese insurance company
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Manischewitz
Leading brand of kosher products based in the United States
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South Side Elevated Railroad
Defunct railroad in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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JT Group
Telecommunications company
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KCA DEUTAG
Oil and gas company with 9.000 employees
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Bucherer Group
Swiss luxury brand
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Middleby Corporation
American cooking and industrial process equipment company
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Hubbell Incorporated
Electric and electronic products manufacturer
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Portland General Electric
Public utility based in Portland, Oregon
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Matt Brewing Company
New York based brewing company
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HADAG
Ferry service on the Elbe River in Hamburg, Germany
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Villiger Söhne Holding
Swiss multinational concern
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Henkel Corporation
American company based in Scottsdale, Arizona
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Bibanca
Company
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Cannon Mills
Defunct textile company
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Kirloskar Brothers Ltd
Company which manufactures pumps
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Rowac
Hardware factory founded by Carl Robert Wagner in 1888, Chemnitz
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Peoples
Defunct chain of department stores located in the Puget Sound area of Washington
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Kalmenhof
Social pedagogical institution in Idstein, Hesse, Germany
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Fakhro Group
Fakhro Group (Economy & Trade).
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Hypo Noe Landesbank
Austrian regional bank
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Rösle
German company
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Bryant Electric Company
American manufacturer of electrical components
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Ampad
Manufacturer of office products
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Aertex
British clothing company based in Manchester, established in 1888, also the name of the original textile manufactured by the company
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Greenwood & Batley
British manufacturing company
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Grose
Early English automobile.
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Goodell-Pratt
Bearing scraper
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Core-Mark
American wholesale supply chain services company
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Zaner-Bloser
American publishing company
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Banca Popolare Commercio e Industria
Italian bank
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American Radiator Company
American manufacturing company
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Sterling Bancorp
U.S. banking company
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Eaden Lilley
Former department store chain
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Laxton Brothers
British nursery (1888-1957)
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Société anonyme belge pour le commerce du Haut-Congo
Business; colonial society
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Jaques Limited
Jaques Limited (Economy & Trade).
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Jeudan
Jeudan (Economy & Trade).
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Banca San Paolo di Brescia
Banca San Paolo di Brescia (Economy & Trade).
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Western & Southern Financial Group
Diversified financial services and life insurance company
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Wheaton Industries
Manufacturer of glass and ceramic products in southern New Jersey
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Alfred Herbert
UK business
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Engelberg Huller Company
American machinery manufacturer
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Harcourts
Network of real estate agents based in New Zealand
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Boart Longyear
Company in South Jordan, United States
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Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
U.S. law firm
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Laporte plc
British chemicals business
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Jumbuck Pastoral Company
Australian agriculture company
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NBS
South African bank
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Hornblower & Weeks
United States banking and brokerage firm
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National Geographic Image Collection
Stock photography agency
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T.H. Baker
Jewellery retailer
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Sentara Healthcare
American not-for-profit healthcare organization
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Parkman Group
Engineering firm
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Peck & Peck
New York-based retailer of private label womenswear
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
June 1888 earthquake in Argentina and Uruguay
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1888 North Canterbury earthquake
Earthquake in New Zealand
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Architecture & Engineering 54
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Basilika of St. Ludmila
Church
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St. Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam
Church building in Bukit Mertajam, Malaysia
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Basilica of St. Francis Xavier, Dyersville
Church building in Iowa, United States of America
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Somerset Park
Football stadium in Scotland
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St John's Church
Church in Bergen, Norway
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Station Park
Stadium in Angus, Scotland, UK
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Patara Alaverdi
Georgian Orthodox Church in Qax, Azerbaijan
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Solstad Church
Church building in Bindal Municipality, Norway
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Nuestra Señora de Lourdes y San Vicente Pallotti
Church building in Montevideo
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Palacio de Sobrellano
Cultural property in Comillas, Spain
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Rissa Church
Church in Indre Fosen, Norway
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Jondal Church
Building in Ullensvang, Norway
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Åna-Sira Church
Church building in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
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Church of our Lady of Os Praceres
Church in Pontevedra, Spain
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Tosen Chapel
Church in Bindal, Norway
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Church of St Clare, Liverpool
Church in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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Trinity Church
Parish church of Trinity parish located in Arendal, Norway
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Dønnesfjord Church
Church in Hasvik, Norway
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Austbygde Church
Church building in Tinn, Eastern Norway
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Rø Church
Church building in Bornholm Regional Municipality, Denmark
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Sandstad Church
Church in Hitra, Norway
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Sandsøy Church
Church in Harstad, Norway
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St Olave Old Jewry
Church in the City of London
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Walkway over the Hudson
Bridge in United States of America
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Selztaldom Großwinternheim
Protestant church in Ingelheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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New Gallery
Church building in London, England, originally an art gallery, then cinema, church, store
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Sillerud Church
Church building in Årjäng Municipality, Sweden
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Strandarkirkja
Church in Southern Region, Iceland
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St. Joachim's Church
Church building in Manhattan, United States of America
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St John the Divine, Kennington
Church in Kennington, London
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St Elwyn's Church, Hayle
Church in Hayle, Cornwall, England, UK
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All Saints Church, West Dulwich
Church in West Dulwich, London
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St Mary Magdalene's Church, Ribbleton
Church in United Kingdom
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TB and Chest Hospital
Hospital building (former palace)
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St Peter's Church, Waverton
Church in Waverton, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
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St Hugh’s Church, Foolow
Grade II listed church in Foolow, Derbyshire, England, UK
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Loppi Church
Church building in Loppi, Finland
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Arnisdale Free Church
Church in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Takoma Park Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian church in Takoma Park, Maryland, United States
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St. Agnes Episcopal Church
Church building in Franklin, North Carolina, United States
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All Saints' Church, Winthorpe
Grade II listed church in Winthorpe, Newark and Sherwood, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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St. James Episcopal Church
Church in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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St. John's Parish
Church building in Nebraska, United States of America
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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St. Peter's Church, Ruddington
Grade II listed church in Ruddington, Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK
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St. Viator Parish
Church in Illinois, United States
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Our Most Holy Redeemer
Church in the London Borough of Islington, England,UK
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St Benedict's Church
Church building in Newton, Auckland, New Zealand
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St. Joseph's Catholic Church Complex
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church of Denver
Church building in Colorado, United States of America
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Charles Street African Methodist Episcopal Church
Church building in Massachusetts, United States of America
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Grace Church, Mt. Airy
Church building in Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Grand Avenue Congregational Church
Church building in Wisconsin, United States of America
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Holy Trinity Chapel, Capesthorne
Church in Siddington, Cheshire, England, UK
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Sports & Entertainment 11
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State Opera Prague
Opera house in Prague, Czechia, operated by the National Theatre company
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Rote Flora
Social centre and squatted former theater in Hamburg, Germany
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Lessing Theater
Former theatre in Berlin, Germany
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Mogilev Regional Drama Theater
Theatre in Mogilev, Belarus
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Irving Place Theatre
Former theater and movie theater in Manhattan, New York City
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Teatro degli Industri
Theatre in Grosseto, Italy
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Palace Theatre, Swansea
Former music hall in Swansea, Wales, later used as a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub
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The Place
Dance and performance centre Camden, London
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German House
Theatre and cultural center of the German-speaking population of Brno, Bohemia, destroyed in World War II
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Bayview Opera House
Theater in San Francisco, California, United States
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Shaftesbury Theatre (1888–1941)
Former theatre in London, England
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Empires & Countries 4
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Kingdom of Kongo dissolved
Kingdom of Kongo ceased to exist, having been centered at M'banza-Kongo.
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Bruneian Sultanate dissolved
Bruneian Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Mukim Kota Batu.
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Kingdom of Sedang founded
Kingdom of Sedang was founded, with its capital at Kon Tum.
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Nieuwe Republiek dissolved
Nieuwe Republiek ceased to exist, having been centered at Vryheid.
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