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In the year 1888
522 Notable birthdays
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zürich.
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.
Born November 30th, 1888 in Sprucemont.
Died May 1st, 1970 at 81 years old in New Jersey, 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]
Fenner Brockway
British politician (1888–1988).
Born November 1st, 1888 in Kolkata.
Died April 29th, 1988 at 99 years old in Hertfordshire.
Alidius Tjarda van Starkenborgh Stachouwer
Dutch diplomat (1888-1978).
Born March 7th, 1888 in Groningen. [ref]
Died August 16th, 1978 at 90 years old in Wassenaar.
Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Spanish writer.
Born July 3rd, 1888 in Madrid. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1963 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Anders Olsen Haugen
Ski jumper.
Born October 24th, 1888 in Bø.
Died April 14th, 1984 at 95 years old in Yucaipa (kidney failure).
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