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In the year 1888
661 Notable birthdays
Alice Howell
American actress (1888-1961).
Born May 5th, 1888 in New York City.
Died April 12th, 1961 at 72 years old in Los Angeles.
Lauri Pihkala
Finnish sportsman (1888–1981).
Born January 5th, 1888 in Pihtipudas.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 93 years old in Helsinki.
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]
Curt Goetz
German actor and writer (1888-1960).
Born November 17th, 1888 in Mainz.
Died September 12th, 1960 at 71 years old in Grabs.
Kazimierz Fabrycy
Polish general (1888–1958).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Odesa.
Died July 18th, 1958 at 70 years old in London.
Bob Glendenning
English footballer and manager (1888-1940).
Born June 6th, 1888 in Washington.
Died November 19th, 1940 at 52 years old
Maggie Teyte
English operatic soprano (1888–1976).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Wolverhampton.
Died May 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in London (disease).
Gerhard Wagner
Nazi physician (1888-1939).
Born August 18th, 1888 in Chorzów.
Died March 25th, 1939 at 50 years old in Munich (cancer).
Louis J. Mordell
American-born british number theorist (1888–1972).
Born January 28th, 1888 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Cambridge.
Þórbergur Þórðarson
Icelandic writer.
Born March 12th, 1888 in Hala í Suðursveit. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1974 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Rachel Cohen-Kagan
Israeli politician (1888-1982).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Odesa. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1982 at 94 years old in Israel.
Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira
Portuguese cardinal (1888–1977).
Born November 29th, 1888 in Lousado.
Died August 2nd, 1977 at 88 years old in Lisbon.
Renée Sintenis
German artist (1888–1965).
Born March 20th, 1888 in Kłodzko.
Died April 22nd, 1965 at 77 years old in Berlin.
Bertram Brooker
British artist (1888-1955).
Born March 31st, 1888 in County Borough of Croydon.
Died March 22nd, 1955 at 66 years old in Toronto.
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..
Oscar Mathisen
Norwegian speed skater (1888-1954).
Born October 4th, 1888 in Christiania.
Died April 10th, 1954 at 65 years old in Oslo (gunshot wound).
Al Ferguson
Irish-american actor (1888-1971).
Born April 19th, 1888 in Rosslare.
Died December 4th, 1971 at 83 years old in Burbank.
Kaarel Eenpalu
Estonian politician (1888–1942).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Vesneri Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died January 28th, 1942 at 53 years old in Vyatlag.
Marguerite Marsh
American actress (1888-1925).
Born April 18th, 1888 in Lawrence.
Died December 8th, 1925 at 37 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Albert Kluyver
Dutch botanist, microbiologist, and biochemist (1888-1956).
Died May 14th, 1956 at 67 years old in Delft.
Walter McGrail
American actor (1888-1970).
Born October 19th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died March 19th, 1970 at 81 years old in San Francisco.
Lee Moran
American actor, director, screenwriter (1888-1961).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Chicago.
Died April 24th, 1961 at 72 years old in Woodland Hills.
John E. Miller
American politician (1888-1981).
Born May 15th, 1888 in Stoddard County.
Died January 30th, 1981 at 92 years old in Fort Smith.
Otto von Schrader
German admiral (1888–1945).
Born March 18th, 1888 in Ełk.
Died July 19th, 1945 at 57 years old in Bergen.
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