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In the year 1888
664 Notable birthdays
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 (1888–1960).
Died April 23rd, 1960 at 71 years old
Seán Lester
Irish diplomat (1888-1959).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Carrickfergus.
Died June 13th, 1959 at 70 years old in Galway.
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).
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
American artist (1888-1980).
Born October 6th, 1888 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1980 at 92 years old in Glen Cove.
Joyce Cary
Anglo-irish writer (1888-1957).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Derry.
Died March 29th, 1957 at 68 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Paul Hurst
American actor and film director (1888-1953).
Born October 15th, 1888 in Traver.
Died February 27th, 1953 at 64 years old in Hollywood.
Clarence R. Huebner
United states army general (1888-1972).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Bushton.
Died September 23rd, 1972 at 83 years old in Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
Finnish writer (1888–1964).
Born September 16th, 1888 in Hämeenkyrö.
Died June 3rd, 1964 at 75 years old in Helsinki.
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
Sa officer (1888-1968).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died April 12th, 1968 at 80 years old in Munich.
Gustav Krukenberg
German general (1888-1980).
Died October 23rd, 1980 at 92 years old in Bad Godesberg.
Valerian Kuybyshev
Soviet politician (1888-1935).
Died January 25th, 1935 at 46 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Basil Ruysdael
American actor and opera singer.
Born July 24th, 1888 in Jersey City.
Died October 10th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Heywood Broun
American sportswriter, journalist, and newspaper columnist (1888-1939).
Born December 7th, 1888 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City (pneumonia).
Gerhard Ritter
German historian (1888-1967).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Bad Sooden-Allendorf.
Died July 1st, 1967 at 79 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria
Austrian archduke (1888-1951).
Born December 18th, 1888 in Pula.
Died March 17th, 1951 at 62 years old in Stockholm.
Roberto Assagioli
Italian psychiatrist and pioneer (1888-1974).
Born February 27th, 1888 in Venice.
Died August 23rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Capolona.
Antonio Ascari
Racecar driver (1888–1925).
Born September 15th, 1888 in Sorgà.
Died July 26th, 1925 at 36 years old in Montlhéry (traffic collision).
Hans Graf von Sponeck
German general (1888–1944).
Born February 12th, 1888 in Düsseldorf.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 56 years old in Germersheim (gunshot wound).
Viktor Goldschmidt
Norwegian mineralogist (1888-1947).
Born January 27th, 1888 in Zurich.
Died March 30th, 1947 at 59 years old in Oslo.
Hristo Lukov
Bulgarian politician and general (1887-1943).
Died February 13th, 1943 at 54 years old in Sofia.
H. C. McNeile
British soldier and author (1888–1937).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Bodmin.
Died August 14th, 1937 at 48 years old in West Chiltington (laryngeal cancer).
Nana Bryant
Actress (1888-1955).
Born November 23rd, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died December 24th, 1955 at 67 years old in Hollywood.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle