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In the year 1888
664 Notable birthdays
Maria Bertilla Boscardin
Italian nun and nurse (1888–1922).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Brendola.
Died October 20th, 1922 at 34 years old in Treviso.
William Axt
American conductor (1888–1959).
Born April 19th, 1888 in New York City.
Died February 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Ukiah.
Henri Bosco
French writer (1888–1976).
Born November 16th, 1888 in Avignon. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Carlos Quintanilla
Bolivian diplomat (1888-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1888 in Cochabamba.
Died June 8th, 1964 at 76 years old in Cochabamba.
Molly Malone
Actress (1888-1952).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Wisconsin.
Died February 14th, 1952 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
Adam Zamenhof
Polish ophthalmologist (1888-1940).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 51 years old in Palmiry.
David Jacobs
Jewish british sprinter who won a gold medal at the olympic games (1888–1976).
Born April 30th, 1888 in Cardiff.
Died June 6th, 1976 at 88 years old
Piero Portaluppi
Italian architect (1888–1967).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Milan.
Died July 6th, 1967 at 79 years old in Milan.
Harry Oliver
American art director (1888-1973).
Born April 4th, 1888 in Hastings.
Died July 5th, 1973 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Simon Sabiani
French businessman and politician (1888-1956).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Casamaccioli.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Gustaf Molander
Swedish film director (1888-1973).
Born November 18th, 1888 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died June 19th, 1973 at 84 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Richard Kohn
Association football player (1888-1963).
Born September 27th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1963 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Harold Hitz Burton
United states federal judge (1888-1964).
Born June 22nd, 1888 in Boston.
Died October 28th, 1964 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Alfred Landé
American physicist (1888-1976).
Born December 13th, 1888 in Elberfeld.
Died October 30th, 1976 at 87 years old in Columbus.
Eduardo Santos
Colombian lawyer, politician, and journalist (1888-1974).
Born August 28th, 1888 in Bogotá.
Died March 27th, 1974 at 85 years old in Bogotá.
Margarida Xirgu
Catalan actress.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
Max Picard
Swiss writer (1888-1965).
Born June 5th, 1888 in Schopfheim. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1965 at 77 years old in Neggio. [ref]
Jean Bouin
French middle-distance runner (1888-1914).
Born December 20th, 1888 in Marseille.
Died September 29th, 1914 at 25 years old in Xivray-et-Marvoisin.
Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski
Polish economist (1888-1974).
Born December 30th, 1888 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1974 at 85 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Warsaw.
Died June 19th, 1945 at 56 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Alexei Mateevici
Romanian writer (1888-1917).
Born March 27th, 1888 in Căinari.
Died August 24th, 1917 at 29 years old in Chișinău.
Alfred Naqqache
Lebanese politician (1888-1978).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]
Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.
Selig Brodetsky
Russian-born english mathematician.
Born February 10th, 1888 in Olviopol.
Died May 18th, 1954 at 66 years old in London.
Ernesto Ruffini
Catholic cardinal (1888–1967).
Born January 19th, 1888 in San Benedetto Po.
Died June 11th, 1967 at 79 years old in Palermo (myocardial infarction).
Georgy Oppokov
Soviet politician (1888-1938).
Born February 5th, 1888 in Saratov.
Died December 30th, 1938 at 50 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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