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In the year 1888
522 Notable birthdays
Saifuddin Kitchlew
Indian revolutionary and politician.
Born January 15th, 1888 in Amritsar.
Died October 9th, 1963 at 75 years old in Delhi.
Andrei Tupolev
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1888-1972).
Born November 10th, 1888 in Pustomazovo. [ref]
Died December 23rd, 1972 at 84 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Prince Christopher of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; youngest child of george i of greece and olga constantinovna of russia.
Born August 10th, 1888 in Pavlovsk.
Died January 21st, 1940 at 51 years old in Athens.
Ramesh Chandra Majumdar
Indian historian and academic (1888–1980).
Born December 4th, 1888 in Faridpur District. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1980 at 91 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Ronald Knox
English priest and theologian.
Born February 17th, 1888 in Kibworth. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1957 at 69 years old in Mells (cancer). [ref]
Selman Abraham Waksman
American scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered streptomycin and many antibiotics.
Born July 22nd, 1888 in Nova Priluka.
Died August 16th, 1973 at 85 years old in Woods Hole. [ref]
Georgios Papandreou
Greek politician - former prime minister of greece (1888–1968).
Born February 13th, 1888 in Kalentzi.
Died November 1st, 1968 at 80 years old in Athens.
Chōjun Miyagi
Japanese karateka (1888-1953).
Born April 25th, 1888 in Naha.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 65 years old in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island.
Wellington Koo
Republic of china diplomat and statesman (1888–1985).
Born January 29th, 1888 in Jiading District. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1985 at 97 years old in New York City (disease).
Porter Hall
American actor (1888-1953).
Born September 19th, 1888 in Cincinnati.
Died October 6th, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
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