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In the year 1888
557 Notable birthdays
Princess Masako Takeda
Japanese princess; daughter of emperor meiji and sono sachiko (1888–1940).
Born September 30th, 1888 in Tokyo.
Died March 8th, 1940 at 51 years old in Tokyo.
Alexander Chayanov
Soviet scholar.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Almaty.
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Eduard Fraenkel
German-british classical philologist (1888–1970).
Born March 17th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died February 5th, 1970 at 81 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Ralph Hartley
American electronics researcher and information theorist (1888–1970).
Born November 30th, 1888 in Sprucemont.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 81 years old in Summit. [ref]
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist.
Born January 29th, 1888 in Manchester.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder.
Robert Woolsey
American comedian.
Born August 14th, 1888 in Oakland.
Died October 31st, 1938 at 50 years old in Malibu (kidney failure).
Hans Knappertsbusch
German musician.
Born March 12th, 1888 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1965 at 77 years old in Munich. [ref]
Philip Neame
Victoria cross recipient (1888–1978).
Born December 12th, 1888 in Faversham.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 89 years old in Selling.
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
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