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In the year 1888
597 Notable birthdays
Oskar Schlemmer
German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (1888-1943).
Born September 4th, 1888 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died April 13th, 1943 at 54 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Herbert Morrison
British labour politician (1888-1965).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in London.
Died March 6th, 1965 at 77 years old in Sidcup.
Will Hay
English comedian, actor, film director & astronomer (1888-1949).
Born December 6th, 1888 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 60 years old in London (stroke).
Thea von Harbou
German screenwriter (1888–1954).
Born December 27th, 1888 in Tauperlitz.
Died July 1st, 1954 at 65 years old in West Berlin (falling from height).
Cathleen Nesbitt
British actress (1888-1982).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Cheshire.
Died August 2nd, 1982 at 93 years old in London (disease).
Gerrit Rietveld
Dutch furniture designer and architect.
Born June 24th, 1888 in Utrecht. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1964 at 76 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Vladimir K. Zworykin
Russian-american engineer (1888–1982).
Born July 29th, 1888 in Murom. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1982 at 94 years old in Princeton.
Prince Oskar of Prussia
Prussian prince (1888-1958).
Born July 27th, 1888 in Marmorpalais.
Died January 27th, 1958 at 69 years old in Munich (stomach cancer).
Alexander Friedmann
Russian mathematician (1888-1925).
Born June 16th, 1888 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 16th, 1925 at 37 years old in Saint Petersburg (typhus).
John Garand
Canadian firearm designer (1888–1974).
Born January 1st, 1888 in Saint-Rémi.
Died February 16th, 1974 at 86 years old in Springfield.
Ralph Owen Brewster
American politician (1888–1961).
Born February 22nd, 1888 in Dexter.
Died December 25th, 1961 at 73 years old in Brookline (cancer).
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United states navy admiral.
Born April 3rd, 1888 in Hanover.
Died November 17th, 1972 at 84 years old in Bethesda.
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976).
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Hamburg.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).
Born December 4th, 1888 in Faridpur District.
Died February 11th, 1980 at 91 years old in Kolkata.
Georgios Papandreou
Prime minister of greece (1888–1968).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Kalentzi.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 80 years old in Athens.
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian (1888–1957).
Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth.
Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer).
Johannes Itten
Swiss painter and art educator (1888-1967).
Born November 11th, 1888 in Wachseldorn.
Died March 25th, 1967 at 78 years old in Zurich.
W. O. Bentley
British automotive engineer (1888-1971).
Born September 16th, 1888 in London.
Died August 13th, 1971 at 82 years old in Woking.
Michiyo Tsujimura
Japanese agricultural scientist.
Born September 17th, 1888 in Okegawa.
Died June 1st, 1969 at 80 years old in Toyohashi.
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Indian revolutionary and politician (1888–1963).
Born January 15th, 1888 in Amritsar.
Died October 9th, 1963 at 75 years old in Delhi.
Andrei Tupolev
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972).
Born November 10th, 1888 in Pustomazovo.
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Toni Wolff
Psychologist (1888-1953).
Born September 18th, 1888 in Zurich.
Died March 21st, 1953 at 64 years old in Zurich (disease).
Aurora Quezon
Former first lady of the philippines (1935–1944).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Baler.
Died April 28th, 1949 at 61 years old in Bongabon.
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