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In the year 1888

576 Notable birthdays

Antoine Pevsner

Russian sculptor (1884–1962).

Born January 30th, 1888 in Oryol.

Died April 12th, 1962 at 74 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Franciszek Kleeberg

Polish general (1888–1941).

Born February 1st, 1888 in Ternopil.

Died April 5th, 1941 at 53 years old in Dresden.

Louis Durey

French composer.

Born May 27th, 1888 in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died July 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]

Desmond FitzGerald

Irish revolutionary, poet, publicist and politician (1888-1947).

Born February 13th, 1888 in Forest Gate.

Died April 9th, 1947 at 59 years old in Dublin.

Aritomo Gotō

Japanese admiral (1888-1942).

Born January 23rd, 1888 in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Died October 12th, 1942 at 54 years old in Solomon Islands.

Raquel Meller

Spanish singer.

Born March 9th, 1888 in Tarazona.

Died July 26th, 1962 at 74 years old in Barcelona (disease).

Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

German-american social philosopher (1888-1973).

Born July 6th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1973 at 84 years old in Norwich.

Hans Blüher

German journalist, writer and philosopher (1888-1955).

Born February 17th, 1888 in Świebodzice.

Died February 4th, 1955 at 66 years old in West Berlin.

David Mitrany

British scholar (1888–1975).

Born January 1st, 1888 in Bucharest. [ref]

Died July 25th, 1975 at 87 years old [ref]

Walther Kossel

German physicist (1888-1956).

Born January 4th, 1888 in Berlin.

Died May 22nd, 1956 at 68 years old in Tübingen.

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