What generation is 1888? Lost Generation

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About the Generation (1888)

The Lost Generation (1883-1900): Grew up in the shadow of World War I, known for their disillusionment with societal norms and contributions to modernist literature and art.

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Famous People (Celebrities) Born in 1888

  • Jim Thorpe ( 28, 1888)
  • James Boyd (Jul 2, 1888)
  • CV Raman (Nov 7, 1888)
  • Walter Tull (Apr 28, 1888)
  • Harpo Marx (Nov 23, 1888)
  • John Logie Baird (Aug 14, 1888)
  • TS Eliot (Sep 26, 1888)
  • Irving Berlin ( 11, 1888)
  • Knute Rockne (Mar 4, 1888)
  • Henry Wallace (Oct 7, 1888)

What Happened in 1888

  1. Jan 27 - The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. for "the increase and diffusion of geographic knowledge"
  2. Mar 2 - The Convention of Constantinople signed, guaranteeing free maritime passage through the Suez Canal during war and peace
  3. Aug 21 - American inventor William Seward Burroughs patents the adding machine
  4. Aug 31 - The body of Jack the Ripper's first victim, Mary Ann Nichols, is found in Whitechapel in London's East End
  5. Sep 7 - Edith Eleanor McLean is 1st baby to be placed in an incubator at State Emigrant Hospital on Ward’s Island, New York
  6. Dec 23 - Vincent van Gogh cuts off his left ear with a razor, after argument with fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and sends to a prostitute for safe keeping

Who Was US President 1888

Grover Cleveland
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