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+ | * [[January 13]] – The [[National Geographic Society]] is founded in [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
+ | * [[February 6]] – [[Gillis Bildt]] becomes [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] (1888–1889). | ||
+ | * [[March 9]] – [[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm I]] dies, [[Frederick III, German Emperor|Frederick III]] becomes German Emperor and King of Prussia. | ||
+ | * [[March 13]] – [[De Beers|De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd.]] is founded in [[Kimberley, South Africa|Kimberley]]. | ||
+ | rnational ''Congress for Women's Rights'' organized by [[Susan B. Anthony]] in Washington, D.C., leading to formation of the [[International Council of Women]], a key event in the international women's movement. | ||
+ | * [[April 16]] – The [[German Empire]] annexes the island of [[Nauru]]. | ||
+ | * [[May 12]] – The [[North Borneo Chartered Company]]'s territories (including [[Sabah]]) become the [[British protectorate]] of [[North Borneo]]. | ||
+ | * [[June 14]] – The [[White Rajah]]s territories become the British protectorate of [[Kingdom of Sarawak|Sarawak]]. | ||
+ | * [[June 15]] – [[Wilhelm II, German Emperor|Wilhelm II]] becomes [[German Emperor]] and King of Prussia; 1888 is the [[Year of the Three Emperors]]. | ||
+ | * [[October 9]] – The [[Washington Monument]] officially opens to the general public, in Washington, D.C.[ | ||
+ | * [[October 30]] – The [[Rudd Concession]], a written [[concession (contract)|concession]] for exclusive mining rights in [[Matabeleland]], [[Mashonaland]] and adjoining territories, is granted by King [[Lobengula]] of Matabeleland to [[Charles Rudd]], [[James Rochfort Maguire]] and Francis Thompson, who are acting on behalf of South African-based politician and businessman [[Cecil Rhodes]], providing a basis for white settlement of [[Rhodesia (name)|Rhodesia]]. | ||
+ | * [[November 6]] – [[1888 United States presidential election]]: [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] incumbent [[Grover Cleveland]] wins the popular vote, but loses the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]] vote to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] challenger [[Benjamin Harrison]], therefore losing the election. | ||
+ | * [[November 9]] – [[Whitechapel murders]]: The mutilated body of London prostitute [[Mary Jane Kelly]] is found. She is considered to be the fifth, and last, of [[Jack the Ripper]]'s victims. A number of similar murders in England follow, but the police attribute them to copy-cat killers. | ||
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Events
- January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.
- February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889).
- March 9 – Wilhelm I dies, Frederick III becomes German Emperor and King of Prussia.
- March 13 – De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd. is founded in Kimberley.
rnational Congress for Women's Rights organized by Susan B. Anthony in Washington, D.C., leading to formation of the International Council of Women, a key event in the international women's movement.
- April 16 – The German Empire annexes the island of Nauru.
- May 12 – The North Borneo Chartered Company's territories (including Sabah) become the British protectorate of North Borneo.
- June 14 – The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
- June 15 – Wilhelm II becomes German Emperor and King of Prussia; 1888 is the Year of the Three Emperors.
- October 9 – The Washington Monument officially opens to the general public, in Washington, D.C.[
- October 30 – The Rudd Concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in Matabeleland, Mashonaland and adjoining territories, is granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to Charles Rudd, James Rochfort Maguire and Francis Thompson, who are acting on behalf of South African-based politician and businessman Cecil Rhodes, providing a basis for white settlement of Rhodesia.
- November 6 – 1888 United States presidential election: Democratic Party incumbent Grover Cleveland wins the popular vote, but loses the Electoral College vote to Republican challenger Benjamin Harrison, therefore losing the election.
- November 9 – Whitechapel murders: The mutilated body of London prostitute Mary Jane Kelly is found. She is considered to be the fifth, and last, of Jack the Ripper's victims. A number of similar murders in England follow, but the police attribute them to copy-cat killers.
Events
Event | Start | End |
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Pax Brittanica | 1815 | 1915 |
Victorian era | 1840 | 1901 |
New Groups
Group | Image | Type | Description |
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Utah State University | ![]() | ||
Baker Donelson | ![]() | Large U.S. law firm and lobbying group | |
Mahidol University | ![]() | Thai medical university | |
University of Puget Sound | ![]() | Military ranks Liberal arts | Small liberal arts college in Washington State |
Searle Pharmaceuticals | ![]() | Taken over by Monsanto in 1985. | |
Abertay University | ![]() | Abertay was the first to offer a degree in Ethical Hacking, starting in 2006. | |
De Beers | ![]() | ||
New Mexico State University | ![]() | PublicLand-grantSpace-grant | New Mexico university |
Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | ![]() | Military ranks Catholic | Prestigious Catholic university in Santiago, Chile |
Births
Title | Born | Place of birth | Died | Summary | Description |
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H. F. van Walsem | 1888 | 1968 | Businessperson | Chairman of the Board of Philips Industries Eindhoven. | |
Herbert Morrison | 3 January 1888 | London Stockwell UK | Politician | ||
Georgios Papandreou | 13 February 1888 | Greece Kalentzi Achaea | 1 November 1968 | Politician | A critic of NATO |
John Foster Dulles | 25 February 1888 | United States Washington DC | 24 May 1959 | Diplomat Spook Deep politician | US lawyer turned deep politician, brother of Allen Dulles |
René Massigli | 22 March 1888 | 3 February 1988 | Diplomat | French diplomat | |
Rex Leeper | 25 March 1888 | Australia Sydney New South Wales | 2 February 1968 | Diplomat Propagandist | |
Julian Grenfell | 30 March 1888 | London United Kingdom Westminster | 26 May 1915 | Poet | War poet killed by a shell in World War I. |
Harvey Hollister Bundy | 30 March 1888 | 7 October 1963 | Lawyer Deep state operative | Special Assistant on Atomic Matters under FDR. Chairman of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, | |
Józef Retinger | 17 April 1888 | 12 June 1960 | Deep politician | The Polish deep politician who set up the Bilderberg group | |
Percy Sillitoe | 22 May 1888 | London Tulse Hill UK | 5 April 1962 | Spook Police officer | |
Bronson Cutting | 23 June 1888 | New York Great River | 6 May 1935 | Activist Politician Media executive | A US senator whose efforts to reform the banking system appeared to be gaining traction in 1934. He died in a plane crash in 1935. |
Axel Georg | 12 August 1888 | Denmark Copenhagen | 14 July 1964 | Danish Prince who attended the 1956 Bilderberg in Fredensborg, Denmark | |
Joseph Kennedy | 6 September 1888 | 18 November 1969 | Businessperson | ||
Paul Rykens | 14 September 1888 | Netherlands Rotterdam | 19 April 1964 | Deep politician Businessperson | Dutch businessman and friend of Józef Retinger who was initially consulted on the founding of the Bilderberg Group |
Harold Thorby | 2 October 1888 | 1 January 1973 | Politician | "We the government have vital information which we cannot disclose. It is upon this knowledge that we make decisions. You, who are merely private citizens, have no access to this information. Any criticism you make of our policy, any controversy about it in which you may indulge, will therefore be uninformed and valueless. If, in spite of your ignorance, you persist in questioning our policy, we can only conclude that you are disloyal." | |
Henry Agard Wallace | 7 October 1888 | Iowa Orient | 18 November 1965 | ||
Nestor Makhno | 26 October 1888 | Ukraine Russia/Tsarist Russia | 6 July 1934 | Revolutionary | Commander of a "third force" in Ukraine 1917–21. |
Ivar Rooth | 2 November 1888 | Sweden Stockholm | 27 February 1972 | Lawyer Central banker | Swedish Managing Director of the IMF |
Marshall Diggs | 7 November 1888 | Dallas Texas | September 1968 | Lawyer Businessperson | |
Jean Monnet | 9 November 1888 | Cognac Charente | 16 March 1979 | Deep politician | French deep state operative, Le Cercle, the most powerful man in France without a ministerial office. |
Clinton Golden | 16 November 1888 | Pennsylvania Pottsville | 12 June 1961 | Academic Trade unionist | Anti-communist labor union leader. Double Bilderberger |
Oswald Rayner | 29 November 1888 | United Kingdom Staffordshire Smethwick | 6 March 1961 | Spook | |
M. J. Coldwell | 2 December 1888 | United Kingdom Seaton | 25 August 1974 | Canadian politician |
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