1888

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1887 1888 1889

Events

• Britain acquires Gambia, Sarawak, North Borneo protectorate and British New Guinea as imperial possessions.
• Chile annexes Easter Island.
• Charles de Feycinet becomes the first civilian Minister of War in France and holds the position until 1891.
• Edward Bellamy publishes Looking Backward.
• France annexes the Leeward Islands.
• Italian troops occupy Asmara, Eritrea.
• Alexander Bukharin is born.
• Chen Changheng is born.

Timeline

• February 7: John L. Sullivan knocks out Paddy Ryan in Mississippi City to become the first recognized heavy weight champion.
• October 26: Future Ukrainian anarchist leader Nestor Makhno Нестор Іванович Махно is born in Hulyai Pole, Ukraine, Russian Empire.]]