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In the year 1888
597 Notable birthdays
Milan Stojadinović
Serbian politician (1888-1961).
Born August 4th, 1888 in Čačak. [ref]
Died October 26th, 1961 at 73 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Frits Zernike
Dutch physicist (1888-1966).
Born July 16th, 1888 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died March 10th, 1966 at 77 years old in Amersfoort. [ref]
Coke R. Stevenson
American politician (1888-1975).
Born March 20th, 1888 in Mason County.
Died June 28th, 1975 at 87 years old in San Angelo.
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..
Bodewin Keitel
German general (1888–1953).
Born December 25th, 1888 in Helmscherode.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
Gunichi Mikawa
Japanese admiral.
Born August 29th, 1888 in Hiroshima.
Died April 25th, 1981 at 92 years old in Japan.
Hans Richter
German artist (1888–1976).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio.
Paul Cavanagh
Actor (1888-1964).
Born December 8th, 1888 in Chislehurst.
Died March 15th, 1964 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Anton Makarenko
Ukrainian and soviet educator and writer.
Born March 13th, 1888 in Bilopillia. [ref]
Died April 1st, 1939 at 51 years old in Golitsyno (heart failure). [ref]
Clara Campoamor
Spanish politician, feminist (1888-1972).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1972 at 84 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
German army general.
Born June 12th, 1888 in Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Died January 29th, 1971 at 82 years old in Bielefeld (traffic collision).
Józef Retinger
Polish diplomat (1888-1960).
Born April 17th, 1888 in Kraków.
Died June 12th, 1960 at 72 years old in London (lung cancer).
Thomas Sopwith
English aviation pioneer and yachtsman (1888-1989).
Born January 18th, 1888 in Kensington.
Died January 27th, 1989 at 101 years old in Hampshire.
Leonard T. Gerow
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born July 13th, 1888 in Petersburg.
Died October 12th, 1972 at 84 years old in Petersburg.
Carl Hilpert
German general (1888-1947).
Born September 12th, 1888 in Nuremberg.
Died February 1st, 1947 at 58 years old in Moscow.
Heitarō Kimura
Japanese general (1888-1948).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 23rd, 1948 at 60 years old in Sugamo Prison (hanging).
Miles Mander
English actor (1888-1946).
Born May 14th, 1888 in Wolverhampton.
Died February 8th, 1946 at 57 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Karl Jäger
Swiss-born ss officer and einsatzkommando leader (1888-1959).
Born September 20th, 1888 in Schaffhausen.
Died June 22nd, 1959 at 70 years old in Hohenasperg (hanging).
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer (1888–1960).
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna.
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia).
Heinrich Neuhaus
Soviet pianist (1888–1964).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kropyvnytskyi.
Died October 10th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japanese christian social reformer.
Born July 10th, 1888 in Kōbe. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old [ref]
Henry Harwood
Royal navy admiral (1888–1950).
Born January 19th, 1888 in Hanover Square.
Died June 9th, 1950 at 62 years old in Goring-on-Thames.
Lotte Lehmann
German soprano (1888–1976).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Perleberg.
Died August 26th, 1976 at 88 years old in Santa Barbara (disease).
Seán Lester
Irish diplomat (1888-1959).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.
Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.
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