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In the year 1888
597 Notable birthdays
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).
Born August 16th, 1888 in Tremadog. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1935 at 46 years old in Bovington Camp (traffic collision, motorcycle accident). [ref]
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
American businessman and ambassador (1888-1969).
Born September 6th, 1888 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Hyannis Port (stroke). [ref]
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).
Born September 5th, 1888 in Thiruttani. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Indian physicist (1888–1970).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Tiruchirappalli.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 82 years old in Bengaluru.
T. S. Eliot
Us-born british poet (1888–1965).
Born September 26th, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died January 4th, 1965 at 76 years old in Kensington (pulmonary emphysema).
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953).
Born October 16th, 1888 in New York City.
Died November 27th, 1953 at 65 years old in Boston (pneumonia).
Dale Carnegie
American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Maryville.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in New York City, Forest Hills (lymphoma).
Robert Moses
American urban planner (1888–1981).
Born December 18th, 1888 in New Haven.
Died July 29th, 1981 at 92 years old in West Islip (heart disease).
Heinz Guderian
German general (1888-1954).
Born June 17th, 1888 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1954 at 65 years old in Schwangau. [ref]
Henry A. Wallace
American politician (1888–1965); vice president of the united states from 1941 to 1945.
Born October 7th, 1888 in Orient.
Died November 18th, 1965 at 77 years old in Danbury (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Irving Berlin
American composer and lyricist (1888–1989).
Born May 11th, 1888 in Talačyn, Tyumen. [ref]
Died September 22nd, 1989 at 101 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Harpo Marx
American comedian.
Born November 23rd, 1888 in New York City.
Died September 28th, 1974 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Richard E. Byrd
American naval officer, explorer (1888-1957).
Born October 25th, 1888 in Winchester. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1957 at 68 years old in Boston. [ref]
John Logie Baird
Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television.
Born August 13th, 1888 in Helensburgh. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1946 at 57 years old in Bexhill-on-Sea. [ref]
Raymond Chandler
American novelist and screenwriter.
Born July 23rd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1959 at 70 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). [ref]
Harilal Gandhi
Son of mahatma gandhi (1888-1948).
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Rajkot.
Died June 18th, 1948 at 59 years old in Mumbai (tuberculosis). [ref]
John Foster Dulles
United states secretary of state (1888-1959).
Born February 25th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died May 24th, 1959 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (cancer).
Carl Schmitt
German jurist, political theorist and professor of law (1888-1985).
Born July 11th, 1888 in Plettenberg. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1985 at 96 years old in Plettenberg. [ref]
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
Prince regent of kingdom of serbia and later king of yugoslavia 1921–34.
Born December 16th, 1888 in Cetinje. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1934 at 45 years old in Marseille (gunshot wound).
Nestor Makhno
Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (1888–1934).
Born November 7th, 1888.
Died July 25th, 1934 at 45 years old (tuberculosis).
Nikolai Bukharin
Russian revolutionary and politician (1888–1938).
Born October 9th, 1888 in Moscow.
Died March 15th, 1938 at 49 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (gunshot wound).
Fernando Pessoa
Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935).
Born June 13th, 1888 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1935 at 47 years old in Lisbon (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Knute Rockne
American football player and coach (1888–1931).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Voss Municipality.
Died March 31st, 1931 at 43 years old in Bazaar.
Katherine Mansfield
New zealand author (1888–1923).
Born October 14th, 1888 in Wellington.
Died January 9th, 1923 at 34 years old in Avon (tuberculosis).
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