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In the year 1888
522 Notable birthdays
Bodewin Keitel
German general.
Born December 25th, 1888 in Helmscherode.
Died July 29th, 1953 at 64 years old in Göttingen.
Tom Phillips
British navy admiral (1888-1941).
Born February 19th, 1888 in Pendennis Castle.
Died December 10th, 1941 at 53 years old in Kuantan (killed in action).
B. G. Kher
Indian politician (1888-1957).
Born August 24th, 1888 in Ratnagiri.
Died March 8th, 1957 at 68 years old in Pune.
Paul Cavanagh
Actor (1888-1964).
Born December 8th, 1888 in Chislehurst.
Died March 15th, 1964 at 75 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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.
Herms Niel
German composer.
Born April 17th, 1888 in Nielebock.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 66 years old in Lingen.
Willard Huntington Wright
American art critic and writer.
Born October 15th, 1888 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1939 at 50 years old in New York City. [ref]
Heinrich Neuhaus
Soviet musician (1888-1964).
Born April 12th, 1888 in Kropyvnytskyi. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Vicki Baum
Austrian writer.
Born January 24th, 1888 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1960 at 72 years old in Hollywood (leukemia). [ref]
Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog
First chief rabbi of ireland and israel (1888–1959).
Born December 2nd, 1888 in Łomża. [ref]
Died July 25th, 1959 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
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