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In the year 1888
551 Notable birthdays
T. E. Lawrence
British archaeologist, army officer and diplomat (1888–1935).
Born August 16th, 1888 in Tremadog. [ref]
Died May 19th, 1935 at 46 years old in Bovington Camp (traffic collision, motorcycle accident). [ref]
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Indian philosopher and politician (1888–1975).
Born September 5th, 1888 in Thiruttani. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1975 at 86 years old in Chennai. [ref]
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Indian physicist (1888–1970).
Born November 7th, 1888 in Tiruchirappalli.
Died November 21st, 1970 at 82 years old in Bengaluru.
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
American businessman and ambassador (1888-1969).
Born September 6th, 1888 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Hyannis Port (stroke). [ref]
T. S. Eliot
Us-born british poet (1888–1965).
Born September 26th, 1888 in St. Louis.
Died January 4th, 1965 at 76 years old in Kensington (pulmonary emphysema).
Jim Thorpe
American track and field athlete and baseball player (1888-1953).
Born May 28th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1953 at 64 years old in Lomita (myocardial infarction).
Eugene O'Neill
American playwright (1888–1953).
Born October 16th, 1888 in New York City.
Died November 27th, 1953 at 65 years old in Boston (pneumonia).
Dale Carnegie
American writer and lecturer (1888-1955).
Born November 24th, 1888 in Maryville.
Died November 1st, 1955 at 66 years old in New York City, Forest Hills (lymphoma).
Heinz Guderian
German general (1888-1954).
Born June 17th, 1888 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1954 at 65 years old in Schwangau. [ref]
Henry A. Wallace
American politician (1888–1965); vice president of the united states from 1941 to 1945.
Born October 7th, 1888 in Orient.
Died November 18th, 1965 at 77 years old in Danbury (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
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