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In the year 1888

576 Notable birthdays

Grigori Sokolnikov

Soviet diplomat (1888-1939).

Born August 15th, 1888 in Romny.

Died May 21st, 1939 at 50 years old in Verkhneuralsk.

Gerhard Kittel

German protestant theologian (1888-1948).

Born September 23rd, 1888 in Wrocław.

Died July 11th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tübingen (disease).

Marcel L'Herbier

Film director.

Born April 23rd, 1888 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 26th, 1979 at 91 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.

Henry Armetta

Italian-american actor (1888-1945).

Born July 4th, 1888 in Palermo.

Died October 21st, 1945 at 57 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).

Philip Francis Nowlan

American science fiction writer who created buck rogers (1888–1940).

Born November 13th, 1888 in Philadelphia.

Died February 1st, 1940 at 51 years old in Philadelphia.

Francisco Canaro

Uruguayan/argentinean violinist and tango orchestra leader (1888–1964).

Born November 26th, 1888 in San José de Mayo.

Died December 14th, 1964 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.

Jules Furthman

American screenwriter and journalist (1888-1966).

Born March 5th, 1888 in Chicago.

Died September 22nd, 1966 at 78 years old in Oxford (stroke).

Reinhold Schünzel

Actor and director (1888-1954).

Born November 7th, 1888 in Hamburg. [ref]

Died November 11th, 1954 at 66 years old in Munich. [ref]

James Waddell Alexander II

American mathematician (1888–1971).

Born September 19th, 1888 in Sea Bright.

Died September 23rd, 1971 at 83 years old in Princeton.

Kan Kikuchi

Japanese writer and businessman (1888-1948).

Born December 26th, 1888 in Takamatsu.

Died March 6th, 1948 at 59 years old in Tokyo.

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