1888

Centuries: Year in Review 19th Century (18th century - 19th century - 20th century)

Decades: 1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s - 1880s - 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s

Years: 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 - 1888 - 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893

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Events

• Alexander Graham Bell founds the National Geographic Society.
• Brazil abolishes slavery

Births

• September 26 - T. S. Eliot, American/British poet.
• October 16 - Eugene O'Neill, American dramatist.
• Raymond Chandler, American novelist.
• Gerrit Rietveld, Dutch architect.

Deaths