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In the year 1888
661 Notable birthdays
Vasyl Barvinsky
Ukrainian composer and pianist (1888–1963).
Born February 20th, 1888 in Ternopil.
Died June 9th, 1963 at 75 years old in Lviv.
Georg Alexander
German actor (1888–1945).
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died October 30th, 1945 at 57 years old in Berlin.
Charles Winslow
South african tennis player (1888–1963).
Born August 1st, 1888 in Queenstown.
Died September 15th, 1963 at 75 years old in Johannesburg.
F. Ryan Duffy
United states federal judge and u.s. senator (1888-1979).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Fond du Lac.
Died August 16th, 1979 at 91 years old in Milwaukee.
Léon Noël
French politician, diplomat and historian (1888–1987).
Born March 28th, 1888 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 6th, 1987 at 99 years old in Toucy.
Stefi Geyer
Hungarian musician (1888–1956).
Born June 28th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died December 11th, 1956 at 68 years old in Zurich.
Odile Defraye
Belgian cyclist (1888–1965).
Born July 14th, 1888 in Roeselare.
Died August 21st, 1965 at 77 years old in Wavre.
Nils Silfverskiöld
Gymnast (1888–1957).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Gothenburg.
Died August 18th, 1957 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Ivar Rooth
Swedish economist (1888-1972).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Hedvig Eleonora parish. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1972 at 83 years old in Lidingö Parish. [ref]
Marek Weber
German musician (1888–1964).
Born October 25th, 1888 in Lviv.
Died February 9th, 1964 at 75 years old in Chicago.
Allen Holubar
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1888-1923).
Born August 3rd, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died November 20th, 1923 at 35 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Hermann Köhl
German aviator (1888–1938).
Born April 15th, 1888 in Neu-Ulm.
Died October 7th, 1938 at 50 years old in Munich (kidney disease).
Zygmunt Janiszewski
Polish mathematician.
Born July 12th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1920 at 31 years old in Lviv (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Arthur Berry
English footballer (1888-1953).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died March 15th, 1953 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
Alberto Magnelli
Italian artist (1888-1971).
Born July 1st, 1888 in Florence. [ref]
Died April 20th, 1971 at 82 years old in Meudon. [ref]
Julio Rey Pastor
Spanish mathematician (1888–1962).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Logroño.
Died February 21st, 1962 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires.
Milán Füst
Hungarian writer (1888–1967).
Born July 17th, 1888 in Budapest.
Died July 26th, 1967 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Gazanfar Musabekov
Azerbaijani politician (1888-1938).
Born July 26th, 1888 in Pirəbədil.
Died February 9th, 1938 at 49 years old in Moscow (political repression).
Clara Williams
Actress (1888-1928).
Born May 3rd, 1888 in Seattle.
Died May 8th, 1928 at 40 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles C. Gossett
American politician (1888-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Pricetown.
Died September 20th, 1974 at 86 years old in Boise.
Frida Leider
Singer (1888–1975).
Born April 18th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died June 4th, 1975 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Edvard Persson
Swedish actor and singer (1888-1957).
Born January 17th, 1888 in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1957 at 69 years old in Jonstorp. [ref]
Ivar Asbjørn Følling
Norwegian scientist.
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Steinkjer Municipality.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 84 years old
Boris Verlinsky
Soviet chess player (1888–1950).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Bakhmut.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Cornelia Barns
American illustrator and cartoonist (1888-1941).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Flushing.
Died November 4th, 1941 at 53 years old in Los Gatos (tuberculosis).
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