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In the year 1888
664 Notable birthdays
Johannes Riemann
German actor (1888-1959).
Born May 31st, 1888 in Berlin.
Died September 30th, 1959 at 71 years old in Constance.
Clarence Griffin
Us tennis player (1888-1973).
Born January 19th, 1888 in San Francisco.
Died March 28th, 1973 at 85 years old in Santa Barbara.
Alvah Meyer
Athletics competitor (1888–1939).
Born July 18th, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 19th, 1939 at 51 years old in Tucson.
Louise Freeland Jenkins
American astronomer.
Born July 5th, 1888 in Fitchburg.
Died May 9th, 1970 at 81 years old in Fitchburg.
Sergei Chavain
Soviet mari poet (1888–1937).
Born October 6th, 1888.
Died November 11th, 1937 at 49 years old in Yoshkar-Ola.
Jacques de Lacretelle
French novelist (1888–1985).
Born July 14th, 1888 in Château de Cormatin.
Died January 2nd, 1985 at 96 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Guðmundur Kamban
Icelandic writer (1888-1945).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Álftanes. [ref]
Died May 5th, 1945 at 56 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Roger Ducret
French fencer (1888–1962).
Born April 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died January 8th, 1962 at 73 years old in Paris.
Thomas Balvay
French football referee (1888–1945).
Born February 2nd, 1888 in Paris.
Died July 15th, 1945 at 57 years old
Paul Niggli
Swiss crystallographer and professor (1888-1953).
Born June 26th, 1888 in Zofingen.
Died January 13th, 1953 at 64 years old in Zurich.
Agnes Windeck
Actress (1888–1975).
Born March 27th, 1888 in Hamburg.
Died September 28th, 1975 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Frieda Robscheit-Robbins
German-born american pathologist.
Born June 8th, 1888 in Euskirchen.
Died December 18th, 1973 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Daniel Norling
Gymnast and equestrian (1888–1958).
Born January 16th, 1888 in Stockholm.
Died August 28th, 1958 at 70 years old in Malmö.
Francisco Cunha Leal
Portuguese politician (1888-1970).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Freguesia de Pedrógão de São Pedro.
Died April 26th, 1970 at 81 years old in Lisbon.
Poul Schierbeck
Danish composer and organist (1888–1949).
Born June 8th, 1888 in Copenhagen.
Died February 9th, 1949 at 60 years old in Copenhagen.
Antonín Fivébr
Czech footballer (1888–1973).
Born November 22nd, 1888 in Prague.
Died February 26th, 1973 at 84 years old in Prague.
Alfred Braun
German actor and director (1888–1978).
Died January 3rd, 1978 at 89 years old in Berlin.
Louis Lecoin
French militant anarcho-pacifist (1888–1971).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Saint-Amand-Montrond. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 1971 at 82 years old in Les Pavillons-sous-Bois (pulmonary embolism). [ref]
Virginia Kirtley
Actress (1888-1956).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Bowling Green.
Died August 19th, 1956 at 67 years old in Sherman Oaks.
Florence Lee
American actress (1888–1962).
Born March 12th, 1888 in Jamaica.
Died September 1st, 1962 at 74 years old in Hollywood.
Robert Thornby
American film director and actor (1888-1953).
Born March 27th, 1888 in New York City.
Died March 6th, 1953 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Kuprian Kirkizh
Uzbekistani politician (1888-1932).
Born September 29th, 1888 in Vitebsk Governorate.
Died May 24th, 1932 at 43 years old in Moscow (traffic collision).
Ferdinand Münz
Austrian chemist (1888-1969).
Born June 23rd, 1888 in Kraków.
Died August 16th, 1969 at 81 years old in Glashütten.
Alfred Asikainen
Olympic wrestler (1888-1942).
Born November 2nd, 1888 in Vyborg.
Died January 7th, 1942 at 53 years old in Helsinki.
Robert Bourne
British rower (1888-1938).
Born July 15th, 1888 in London.
Died August 7th, 1938 at 50 years old in Strontian.
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