1888

Births 
 August 9 - Fred C. Newmeyer, American actor and director (d. 1967)
 November 7 - Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (d. 1934)
 December 22 - J. Arthur Rank, movie executive (d. 1972)

 Deaths 
 March 6 – Louisa May Alcott, American writer (Little Women, etc.)

 Events 
 Glasgow Celtic Cup started.
 The Year of the Three Emperors happens.
The Children's Blizzard occurred.
 Movies released 
 Roundhay Garden Scene