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In the year 1888
661 Notable birthdays
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Spanish writer (1888–1963).
Born July 3rd, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1963 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Rafaela Ottiano
Italian actress (1888–1942).
Born March 4th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 18th, 1942 at 54 years old in East Boston (cancer).
Leonid Serebryakov
Russian politician (1890–1937).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Samara.
Died February 1st, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow.
Claud Allister
British actor (1888-1970).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died July 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer).
Jinichi Kusaka
Japanese admiral (1888–1972).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1972 at 83 years old in Kamakura.
Louise Glaum
American actress (1888–1970).
Born September 4th, 1888 in Baltimore.
Died November 25th, 1970 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Grigori Sokolnikov
Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.
Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.
Gerhard Kittel
German protestant theologian (1888-1948).
Born September 23rd, 1888 in Wrocław.
Died July 11th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tübingen (disease).
Marcel L'Herbier
French film director (1888–1979).
Born April 23rd, 1888 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Henry Armetta
Italian-american actor (1888-1945).
Born July 4th, 1888 in Palermo.
Died October 21st, 1945 at 57 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Philip Francis Nowlan
American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).
Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.
Francisco Canaro
Uruguayan/argentinean violinist and tango orchestra leader (1888–1964).
Born November 26th, 1888 in San José de Mayo.
Died December 14th, 1964 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jules Furthman
American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).
Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.
Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).
Reinhold Schünzel
Actor and director (1888-1954).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Munich. [ref]
James Waddell Alexander II
American mathematician (1888–1971).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Sea Bright.
Died September 23rd, 1971 at 83 years old in Princeton.
Kan Kikuchi
Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948).
Born December 26th, 1888 in Takamatsu.
Died March 6th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tokyo.
Nils von Dardel
Swedish post-impressionist painter (1888-1943).
Born October 25th, 1888 in Bettna.
Died May 25th, 1943 at 54 years old in New York City.
Walther Penck
German geographer (1888-1923).
Born August 30th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1923 at 35 years old in Stuttgart.
Charles Previn
American film composer (1888-1973).
Born January 11th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died September 22nd, 1973 at 85 years old in Hollywood.
Christy Cabanne
American film director, screenwriter and actor (1888-1950).
Born April 16th, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died October 16th, 1950 at 62 years old in Philadelphia (myocardial infarction).
Árpád Szakasits
Hungarian politician (1888-1965).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died May 3rd, 1965 at 76 years old in Budapest.
Wilhelm Stemmermann
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888–1944).
Born October 23rd, 1888 in Rastatt.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 55 years old in Cherkasy.
Edmund Jacobson
American physiologist (1888–1983).
Born April 22nd, 1888 in Chicago. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1983 at 94 years old in Chicago. [ref]
Ford Beebe
American screenwriter, film director (1888–1978).
Born November 26th, 1888 in Grand Rapids.
Died November 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Lake Elsinore.
Hans Krebs
Czechoslovak member of czechoslovak national parliament and german nation politician (1888-1947).
Born April 26th, 1888 in Jihlava. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1947 at 58 years old in Pankrác Prison (hanging to death). [ref]
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