34 notable events from 1888.
- Jack the Ripper
Jan 1, 1888 · United Kingdom
- Boston Corbett
May 26, 1888 · United States
- Whitechapel murders
Apr 3, 1888–Feb 13, 1891 · United Kingdom
- From Hell letter
Oct 1888 · —
- Dear Boss letter
Sep 27, 1888 · —
- Great Blizzard of 1888
Mar 14, 1888 · United States
- Borki train disaster
Oct 29, 1888 · Ukraine
- 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai
from Jul 15, 1888 · Japan
- Hazara genocide
1888–1893 · Afghanistan
- Abushiri revolt
1888–1889 · Tanzania
- Crime of Fuencarral street
Jul 1, 1888 · Spain
- 1888 Ritter Island eruption and tsunami
Mar 13, 1888 · Papua New Guinea
- 1888 Río de la Plata earthquake
Jun 5, 1888 · Uruguay
- Carl Feigenbaum
Jan 1, 1888–Jan 1, 1894 · —
- Pleasant Pruitt
Jan 1, 1888–Jan 1, 1902 · —
- Rio Tinto massacre
Feb 4, 1888 · Spain
- Mud Run disaster
Oct 10, 1888 · United States
- Anarchist bombing campaign of 1888–1889
Aug 1888–Jun 1889 · —
- Battle of Madana
Jun 1888 · Sudan
- 1888–1892 Sudan famine
1888 · Sudan
- Hokuetsu Gakkan incident
1888 · Japan
- Velars rail accident
Sep 5, 1888 · France
- 1888 North Canterbury earthquake
Sep 1, 1888 · New Zealand
- Umeå city fire
Jun 25, 1888 · Sweden
- Vose uprising
Jan 1, 1888 · —
- The Baltic Flood of 1888
Mar 25, 1888 · —
- 1888 Sundsvall fire
Jun 25, 1888 · Sweden
- Lynching of George Witherell
Dec 4, 1888 · —
- Wreck at the Fat Nancy
Jul 12, 1888 · United States
- Hay Meadow massacre
Jul 25, 1888 · United States
- Ruinerwold train disaster
Jan 3, 1888 · Netherlands
- 1888 Santiago tram fire
Apr 29, 1888 · Chile
- 1888 Poznań flood
1888 · Poland
- 1888 Wassen avalanche accident
Feb 15, 1888 · Switzerland