* Albert G. Ingalls ( 1888 – 1958 ), editor of Amateur Telescope Making, Vols.

In 1859, Nobel's father left his factory in the care of the second son, Ludvig Nobel ( 1831 – 1888 ), who greatly improved the business.

* 1888 – Thomas Green Clemson dies, bequeathing his estate to the State of South Carolina to establish Clemson Agricultural College.

* 1810 – Philip Henry Gosse, English naturalist ( d. 1888 )

* 1888 – Hans Richter, Swiss painter, filmmaker, and graphic artist ( d. 1976 )

* 1888 – Gerhard Ritter, German historian ( d. 1967 )

* 1839 – Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer ( d. 1888 )

* 1888 – Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist ( d. 1964 )

* 1846 – Anna Haining Bates, Canadian giant ( d. 1888 )

* 1888 – Heinrich Schlusnus, German singer ( d. 1952 )

* 1888 – John Logie Baird, Scottish engineer and inventor ( d. 1946 )

* 1888 – Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor ( d. 1975 )

Eastern European theorists include Pyotr Stolypin ( 1862 – 1911 ) and Alexander Chayanov ( 1888 – 1939 ) in Russia ; Adolph Wagner ( 1835 – 1917 ), and Karl Oldenberg in Germany, and Bolesław Limanowski ( 1835 – 1935 ) in Poland.

* 1800 – George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English soldier ( d. 1888 )

Amos Bronson Alcott ( November 29, 1799 – March 4, 1888 ) was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer.

* 1888 – An audio recording of English composer Arthur Sullivan's " The Lost Chord ", one of the first recordings of music ever made, is played during a press conference introducing Thomas Edison's phonograph in London, England.

* 1815 – John Bosco, Italian priest and educator ( d. 1888 )

* 1888 – T. E. Lawrence, English writer and soldier ( d. 1935 )

* 1888 – The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs.

* He married 1908, Cleope Teresa Magliano ( 1888 – 1926 ), a dancer with the Ballet Opera of Monte Carlo.

* Alexander I of Yugoslavia ( 1888 – 1934 ), first king of Yugoslavia

* 1888 – J. Arthur Rank, British film producer ( d. 1972 )

The company continued to grow, and in 1888 Heinz bought out his other two partners and reorganized the company as the H. J. Heinz Company, the name it carries to the present day.

The company continued to grow, and in 1888 Heinz bought out his other two partners and reorganized the company as the H. J. Heinz Company.

* 1972 – Lord J. Arthur Rank, British movie theater owner ( b. 1888 )

Hundreds of open clusters were listed in the New General Catalogue, first published in 1888 by the Danish-Irish astronomer J. L. E. Dreyer, and the two supplemental Index Catalogues, published in 1896 and 1905.

* 1888 – Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson ( twice ), J. T.

* March 29 – J. Arthur Rank, British industrialist and film producer ( b. 1888 )

Designed by electric power pioneer Frank J. Sprague, the trolley system opened its first line in 1888, and electric streetcar lines rapidly spread to other cities across the country.

Works of art depicting valkyries include " Die Walküren " ( sketch, 1818 ) by J. G. Sandberg, " Reitende Walküre " ( fresco ), previously located in Munich palace but now destroyed, 1865 / 1866 by M. Echter, " Valkyrien " and " Valkyriens død " ( paintings, both from 1860 ), " Walkürenritt " ( etching, 1871 ) by A. Welti, " Walkürenritt " ( woodcut, 1871 ) by T. Pixis, " Walkürenritt " ( 1872 ) by A. Becker ( reproduced in 1873 with the same title by A. v. Heyde ), " Die Walkyren " ( charcoal, 1880 ) and " Walkyren wählen und wecken die gefallenen Helden ( Einherier ), um sie vom Schlachtfield nach Walhall zu geleiten " ( painting, 1882 ) and " Walkyrenschlacht " ( oil painting, 1884 ) by K. Ehrenberg, " Walkürenritt " ( oil painting, 1888, and etching, 1890 ) by A. Welti, " Walküre " ( statue ) by H. Günther, " Walkürenritt " ( oil painting ) by H. Hendrich, " Walkürenritt " ( painting ) by F. Leeke, " Einherier " ( painting, from around 1900 ), by K. Dielitz, " The Ride of the Valkyries " ( painting, from around 1900 ) by J. C. Dollman, " Valkyrie " ( statue, 1910 ) and " Walhalla-freeze " ( located in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, 1886 / 1887 ), " Walkyrien " ( print, 1915 ) by A. Kolb, and " Valkyrier " ( drawing, 1925 ) by E. Hansen.

Although Pitman's method was extremely popular at first and is still commonly used, especially in the UK, its popularity has been superseded especially in the U. S. by the method developed by J. R. Gregg in 1888.

Seaside ( then called East Monterey ) was laid out in 1888 by Dr. J. L. D.

The name was accepted, and the post office was established on 1 November 1888 with Ashley J. Pitts as postmaster.

It is an industrial village named for Hugh J. Chisholm, who built the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company here in 1888.

A post office named Brent Creek was established on November 2, 1888 with Frank J. Browne as the first postmaster.

A post office was established in November 1888 and named after storekeeper / postmaster Richard J. Gooding.

The J. C. Robinson Seed Company was established in 1888 and is still owned and managed by the family.

Joel B. Peck, H. A. Cook ; 1879, William Moul ; 1880, C. Snyder ; 1881, Albert Kilmer ; 1882, Ezra W. Knowlton ; 1883, William Moul ; 1884, B. J. L. Sliter ; 1885, Albert Kilmer ; 1885, A. H. Cipperly ( appointed to fill, vacancy ); 1886, A. H. Cipperly ; 1887, Addison P. Lape ; 1888, C. Snyder ; 1889, Albert Kilmer ; 1890, Addison P. Lape ; 1891, Addison TJline ; 1892, E. M. Gregory, Le Grand M. Turner ( appointed to fill vacancy ); 1893, Sanford B. Horton ; 1894, Le Grand M. Turner ; 1895, Addison Uline ; 1896, Aipheus Bailey.

In 1880 there was added the sheet mill plant of the Summer's Brothers Co., and in 1888 the plant of the J.

Chadick eventually found financing and established the Choctaw Coal and Railway in 1888, but was unable to come to terms with J. J. McAlester over the issue of right of way.

Forest School was established in 1888 in the Forest Baptist Church, and later occupied a separate building on a lot donated by J. S. Derrough, Jeff Latham, and Hugh Henry.

The Texas author and folklorist J. Frank Dobie was born in Live Oak County near George West in 1888.

Iowa Park was founded in 1888 alongside the tracks of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railway by D. C. and A. J. Kolp.