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In the year 1888
664 Notable birthdays
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.
Gottlieb Duttweiler
Swiss businessman and politician (1888-1962).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Zurich.
Died June 8th, 1962 at 73 years old in Zurich.
Walther Penck
German geographer (1888-1923).
Born August 30th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died September 29th, 1923 at 35 years old in Stuttgart.
Winfried Otto Schumann
German geophysicist (1888-1974).
Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.
Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.
Károly Beregfy
Hungarian fascist arrow cross defence minister under ferenc szálasi (1888-1946).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Crvenka.
Died March 12th, 1946 at 58 years old in Budapest (hanging to death).
Mary Fuller
American actress and screenwriter (1888–1973).
Born October 5th, 1888 in Washington, D.C..
Died December 9th, 1973 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Herbert Spencer Gasser
American physiologist (1888-1963).
Born July 5th, 1888 in Platteville.
Died May 11th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Franciszek Kleeberg
Polish general (1888–1941).
Born February 1st, 1888 in Ternopil.
Died April 5th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dresden.
Clemence Dane
English novelist (1888-1965).
Born February 21st, 1888 in Blackheath, London Borough of Lewisham.
Died March 28th, 1965 at 77 years old in London.
Martin Latsis
Latvian communist politician (1888-1938).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Vecpiebalga Parish.
Died March 20th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Hans Blüher
German journalist, writer and philosopher (1888-1955).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Świebodzice.
Died February 4th, 1955 at 66 years old in West Berlin.
Rexhep Mitrovica
Albanian politician and axis collaborator (1888-1967).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Mitrovica. [ref]
Died May 21st, 1967 at 79 years old in Istanbul.
Osip Brik
Russian lawyer, literary critic and chekist (1888–1945).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Moscow.
Died February 22nd, 1945 at 57 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Paul Peter Ewald
German physicist (1888–1985).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Berlin.
Died August 22nd, 1985 at 97 years old in Ithaca.
Antoine Pevsner
Russian sculptor (1884–1962).
Born January 30th, 1888 in Oryol.
Died April 12th, 1962 at 74 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Nikolai Shvernik
Soviet politician, chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet (1888–1970).
Born May 19th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 24th, 1970 at 82 years old in Moscow.
Alan Goodrich Kirk
United states navy admiral (1888–1963).
Born October 30th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died October 15th, 1963 at 74 years old in New York City.
Desmond FitzGerald
Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Forest Gate.
Died April 9th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dublin.
Louis Durey
French composer (1888–1979).
Born May 27th, 1888 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez.
Anacleto González Flores
Mexican catholic martyr (1888-1927).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Tepatitlán de Morelos.
Died April 1st, 1927 at 38 years old in Guadalajara.
Aritomo Gotō
Japanese admiral (1888-1942).
Born January 23rd, 1888 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died October 12th, 1942 at 54 years old in Solomon Islands.
Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy
German-american social philosopher (1888-1973).
Born July 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 24th, 1973 at 84 years old in Norwich.
Friedrich Wolf
German writer (1888-1953).
Born December 23rd, 1888 in Neuwied.
Died December 5th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lehnitz (myocardial infarction).
Domenico Tardini
Catholic cardinal (1888–1961).
Born February 29th, 1888 in Rome.
Died July 30th, 1961 at 73 years old in Rome.
Elsa Brändström
Swedish nurse (1888-1948).
Born March 26th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died March 4th, 1948 at 59 years old in Cambridge.
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