WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO NOVEMBER 1888
Find out what all happened February to November 1888

With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Brazil abolishes slavery. (13. May 1888)

The first successful adding machine in the United States is patented by William Seward Burroughs. (21. August 1888)

Rudd Concession granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to agents of Cecil Rhodes led by Charles Rudd. (30. October 1888)

Mary Jane Kelly is murdered in London, widely believed to be the fifth and final victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper. (9. November 1888)

In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found. (8. September 1888)

The Convention of Constantinople is signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace. (29. October 1888)

Bertha Benz drives from Mannheim to Pforzheim and back in the first long distance automobile trip, commemorated as the Bertha Benz Memorial Route since 2008. (5. August 1888)

In England the first six Football League matches are played. (8. September 1888)

George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film. (4. September 1888)

Louis Le Prince films first motion picture: Roundhay Garden Scene. (14. October 1888)

The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400. (11. March 1888)

The stratovolcano Mount Bandai erupts killing approximately 500 people, in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (15. July 1888)

Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. (30. September 1888)

The Concertgebouw in Amsterdam is inaugurated. (11. April 1888)

Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims. (31. August 1888)

Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888. (15. March 1888)

Thomas Edison files a patent for the Optical Phonograph (the first movie). (17. October 1888)

The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published. (22. September 1888)

Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson (twice), J.T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich Freeman (six times). (6. September 1888)

The premiere of the very first Romani language operetta is staged in Moscow, Russia. (20. March 1888)