Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1888 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Battle of Heathfield - 0633, Richard the Lionheart Leaves England for the Crusades - 1189, King John Loses Crown Jewels - 1216, First Mackintosh Sold - 1823, Edith Cavell Executed - 1915, 1st Morris Minor Built - 1948, Sid Vicious Arrested for Murder - 1978, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Published - 1979, IRA Bomb Grand Hotel Brighton - 1984, Bali nightclub Bombs - 2002
Famous and historic events from 1888
First Day of Football League Matches
Football League Formed
Jack the Ripper claims last victim
Jack the Ripper Kills twice in one Day
Jack the Ripper’s First Victim
Jack the Ripper’s Second Murder
Famous Britons born in 1888
Arthur Prys-Jones
Clarence Hatry
Dame Gladys Cooper
Edith Evans
F Tennyson Jesse
Fenner Brockway
J Arthur Rank
James Bridle
John Logie Baird
Joyce Cary
Marie Rambert
Sapper
Simon Marks
Sydney Chapman
T E Lawrence
T S Eliot
Thomas Sopwith
Will Hay
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