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This year in history
In the year 1888

	January 3rd	The patent for the drinking straw was awarded to inventor Marvin Stone.
	July 10th	Italian painter, Giorgio de Chirico, was born in Volos, Greece. He is widely acknowledged as one of the great painters of the 20th century as well as one of the leading pre-Surrealist artists.
	August 31st	The first murder by the notorious figure known as Jack the Ripper took place in London, England.
	September 4th	American, George Eastman, registered the trademark Kodak, and at the same time received the patent for his photo camera, the first to use roll film.
	September 6th	American politician, Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. was born Boston, Massachusetts. He was a prominent businessman and political figure as well as the father of President John F. Kennedy and Senators Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy.
	September 8th	In England the first Football League matches ever are played.
	September 12th	French singer and actor, Maurice Chevalier, was born in Paris, France. He was one of the most popular French entertainers of the 20th century, with a career that spanned over 50 years and two continents.
	September 26th	American-born writer, TS Eliot, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was one of the most influential poets of the 20th century and in 1948 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. In 1927 he was given British citizenship and converted to Anglicanism.
	October 16th	American writer, Eugene O'Neill, was born in Connecticut, USA. He is considered as one of the most influential playwrights of the 20th century and was the recipient of the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize.
	November 9th	Mary Jane Kelly was murdered by Jack the Ripper, she was his last known victim.
	November 10th	Russian aircraft designer, Andrei Tupolev, was born in Pustomazovo, Russia. He was one of the foremost aviation pioneers of the 20th century who designed over one hundred different air planes.
	November 23th	Harpo Marx, American comedian was born in New York. He was part of the Marx Brothers group, that marked the stage with its unique comedy style during the first half of the 20th century.
	December 23th	Painter, Vincent Van Gogh, cut off the lower part of his left ear. He later presented his cut off ear to a prostitute in a brothel.

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