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In the year 1888
576 Notable birthdays
Philip Neame
Victoria cross recipient (1888–1978).
Born December 12th, 1888 in Faversham.
Died April 28th, 1978 at 89 years old in Selling.
Hermann Reinecke
German general (1888-1973).
Born February 14th, 1888 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died October 10th, 1973 at 85 years old in Hamburg.
Sigfried Giedion
Swiss architectural historian.
Born April 14th, 1888 in Prague. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1968 at 79 years old in Zürich. [ref]
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.
Joachim Lemelsen
German general (1888-1954).
Born September 28th, 1888 in Berlin.
Died March 30th, 1954 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
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]
Roy Webb
American film music composer (1888-1982).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in New York City.
Died December 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
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.
Paul Bernays
Swiss mathematician (1888–1977).
Born October 17th, 1888 in London.
Died September 18th, 1977 at 88 years old in Zurich.
Sydney Chapman
British mathematician and geophysicist (1888–1970).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Eccles. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1970 at 82 years old in Boulder. [ref]
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