1888

Centuries:	18th century 19th century 20th century
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
Years:	1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Declarations Establishments - Publications
Media:	1888 (Events)

1888 was a leap year of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era (CE), the 88th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1888, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. 1888 corresponds to the years 44–45 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam, who began writing the basis of The Dawn-Breakers in 1888.

Events

• Nabíl begins writings the manuscript which is the basis of The Dawn-Breakers.
• March 29: Edward Granville Browne gives a talk on 'Bábism' at the Essay Society, Newcastle, England.

Births

• Mabel Grace Geary, Knight of Bahá’u’lláh named for pioneering to the Cape Breton Island.
• Luṭfu’lláh Ḥakím, Universal House of Justice member and International Bahá’í Council member.

References

• https://bahai-library.com/chronology/188-