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1888Sep, 10

Israel Abramofsky

Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (d. 1976)
Israel Abramofsky (September 10, 1888 – January 16, 1975) was a Russian Empire born artist, who trained in Paris and settled in the United States, known for his landscape works and works depicting Jewish life in Eastern Europe.

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Events on 1888

  • 16May

    Electric power transmission

    Nikola Tesla delivers a lecture describing the equipment which will allow efficient generation and use of alternating currents to transmit electric power over long distances.
  • 31Aug

    Jack the Ripper

    Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. She is the first of Jack the Ripper's confirmed victims.
  • 4Sep

    Kodak

    George Eastman registers the trademark Kodak and receives a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
  • 8Sep

    Annie Chapman

    In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
  • 30Sep

    Elizabeth Stride

    Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes.