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In the year 1888
579 Notable birthdays
Archduchess Renata of Austria
Austrian princess (1888-1935).
Born January 2nd, 1888 in Pula.
Died May 16th, 1935 at 47 years old in Balice.
Harald Sverdrup
Norwegian oceanographer (1888–1957).
Born November 15th, 1888 in Sogndal Municipality.
Died August 21st, 1957 at 68 years old in Oslo.
Ibō Takahashi
Japanese admiral.
Born April 20th, 1888 in Fukushima Prefecture.
Died March 18th, 1947 at 58 years old
Andrija Štampar
Croatian physician (1888-1958).
Born September 1st, 1888 in Brodski Drenovac.
Died June 26th, 1958 at 69 years old in Zagreb.
Kakutsa Cholokashvili
Georgian noble.
Born July 14th, 1888 in Matani.
Died June 27th, 1930 at 41 years old in Passy (tuberculosis).
Fritz-Hubert Gräser
German general (1888-1960).
Born January 3rd, 1888 in Frankfurt (Oder).
Died November 4th, 1960 at 72 years old in Göttingen.
José Eustacio Rivera
Colombian writer, politician and diplomat (1888–1928).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Rivera.
Died December 1st, 1928 at 40 years old in New York City.
Wilhelm Murr
German politician (1888-1945).
Born December 16th, 1888 in Esslingen am Neckar.
Died May 14th, 1945 at 56 years old in Egg (cyanide poisoning).
Chana Orloff
Ukrainian sculptor (1888–1968).
Born July 12th, 1888 in Konstantovka. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1968 at 80 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Phil Rosen
Film director, cinematographer (1888-1951).
Born May 8th, 1888 in Malbork. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1951 at 63 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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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