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In the year 1888
664 Notable birthdays
Boris Verlinsky
Soviet chess player (1888–1950).
Born January 8th, 1888 in Bakhmut.
Died October 30th, 1950 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Ivar Asbjørn Følling
Norwegian scientist.
Born August 23rd, 1888 in Steinkjer Municipality.
Died January 24th, 1973 at 84 years old
Hans Thirring
Austrian physicist (1888-1976).
Born March 23rd, 1888 in Vienna.
Died March 22nd, 1976 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Seitarō Kitayama
Japanese anime director (1888-1945).
Born March 3rd, 1888 in Wakayama, Tokyo. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1945 at 56 years old in Osaka, Takaishi. [ref]
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).
Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola
President of ecuador (1947 - 1948).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Guayaquil.
Died February 20th, 1952 at 63 years old in Guayaquil (stroke).
Algernon Kingscote
British tennis player (1888–1964).
Born December 3rd, 1888 in Bengaluru.
Died December 21st, 1964 at 76 years old in Woking.
Antonio Ortega
Spanish colonel.
Born January 17th, 1888 in Rabé de las Calzadas.
Died July 15th, 1939 at 51 years old in Alicante (gunshot wound, garrote).
Maude George
American actress (1888-1963).
Born August 15th, 1888 in Riverside.
Died October 10th, 1963 at 75 years old in North Hills.
Erich-Heinrich Clößner
German general and knight's cross recipient (1888–1976).
Born September 17th, 1888 in Giessen.
Died March 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Constance.
Clay Clement
American actor (1888–1956).
Born May 19th, 1888 in Lebanon.
Died October 20th, 1956 at 68 years old in Watertown.
Olaf Henriksen
Danish-american baseball player (1888-1962).
Born April 26th, 1888.
Died October 17th, 1962 at 74 years old in Norwood.
Léon Scieur
Belgian cyclist (1888–1969).
Born March 19th, 1888 in Florennes.
Died October 7th, 1969 at 81 years old in Florennes.
Friedrich Schorr
Asutro-hungarian opera singer.
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Oradea.
Died August 14th, 1953 at 64 years old in Farmington.
Juan Luis Beigbeder y Atienza
Minister of foreign affairs (1888-1957).
Born March 31st, 1888 in Cartagena.
Died June 5th, 1957 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Tadeusz Pruszkowski
Polish artist (1888-1942).
Born April 5th, 1888 in Borucice, Łódź Voivodeship.
Died August 1st, 1942 at 54 years old in Warsaw, Lviv.
Harry Welfare
English footballer and manager (1888-1966).
Born August 20th, 1888 in Liverpool.
Died September 1st, 1966 at 78 years old in Angra dos Reis.
Honoria Acosta-Sison
Filipino woman physician.
Born December 30th, 1888 in Calasiao.
Died January 19th, 1970 at 81 years old
Martin Benka
Slovak esperantist and painter (1888-1971).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Kostolište. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1971 at 82 years old in Malacky. [ref]
Birger Nerman
Swedish archaeologist (1888-1971).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Norrköping.
Died August 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Oscar Parish.
Ivan Akulov
Soviet politician (1888–1937).
Born April 24th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 30th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Siri Derkert
Swedish artist (1888–1973).
Born August 30th, 1888 in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1973 at 84 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Vahram Papazyan
Turkish actor of armenian ancestry (1888–1968).
Born January 18th, 1888 in Istanbul.
Died June 5th, 1968 at 80 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kārlis Zāle
Latvian sculptor (1888–1942).
Born October 28th, 1888 in Mažeikiai.
Died February 19th, 1942 at 53 years old in Inčukalns.
Sam G. Bratton
United states senator from new mexico.
Born August 19th, 1888 in Kosse.
Died September 22nd, 1963 at 75 years old in Albuquerque.
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