Events in 1888

34 notable events from 1888 — murders, natural disasters and rail accidents.

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