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In the year 1888
661 Notable birthdays
Henri Bosco
French writer (1888–1976).
Born November 16th, 1888 in Avignon. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Nice. [ref]
Harry Oliver
American art director (1888-1973).
Born April 4th, 1888 in Hastings.
Died July 5th, 1973 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.
Pavol Peter Gojdič
Greek catholic basilian monk (1888-1960).
Born July 17th, 1888 in Prešov, Ruské Pekľany. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1960 at 72 years old in Leopoldov (cancer).
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
Adam Zamenhof
Polish ophthalmologist (1888-1940).
Born June 11th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1940 at 51 years old in Palmiry.
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.
Carlos Quintanilla
Bolivian diplomat (1888-1964).
Born January 22nd, 1888 in Cochabamba.
Died June 8th, 1964 at 76 years old in Cochabamba.
Simon Sabiani
French businessman and politician (1888-1956).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Casamaccioli.
Died September 29th, 1956 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Richard Kohn
Association football player (1888-1963).
Born September 27th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1963 at 74 years old in Rotterdam.
Piero Portaluppi
Italian architect (1888–1967).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Milan.
Died July 6th, 1967 at 79 years old in Milan.
Alfred Landé
American physicist (1888-1976).
Born December 13th, 1888 in Elberfeld.
Died October 30th, 1976 at 87 years old in Columbus.
Max Picard
Swiss writer (1888-1965).
Born June 5th, 1888 in Schopfheim. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1965 at 77 years old in Neggio. [ref]
Alexei Mateevici
Romanian writer (1888-1917).
Born March 27th, 1888 in Căinari.
Died August 24th, 1917 at 29 years old in Chișinău.
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.
Margarida Xirgu
Catalan actress.
Born July 17th, 1888 in Molins de Rei. [ref]
Died April 25th, 1969 at 80 years old in Montevideo.
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.
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]
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.
Molly Malone
Actress (1888-1952).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Wisconsin.
Died February 14th, 1952 at 63 years old in Los Angeles.
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.
Marcel Jouhandeau
French writer (1888–1979).
Born July 26th, 1888 in Guéret.
Died April 7th, 1979 at 90 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (stomach cancer).
Viktor Kingissepp
Estonian communist revolutionary (1888-1922).
Born March 24th, 1888 in Kaarma-Suure Rural Municipality.
Died May 4th, 1922 at 34 years old in Tallinn (gunshot wound).
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Athletics competitor (1888-1913).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Pylos.
Died March 8th, 1913 at 24 years old in Athens (meningitis).
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