Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1888

May 28 In the year 1888 birth of jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953)  

May 28 In the year 1888 birth of jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912)  

May 30 James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) was born on this day in history.  

May 31 On this day in history birth of jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)  

Jun 03 Tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 05 On this day in history birth of raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)  

Jun 08 In the year 1888 birth of poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer  

Jun 09 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 09 Hugo Kauder, composer was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 10 Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 12 In the year 1888 birth of zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920)  

Jun 13 In the year 1888 birth of fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet  

Jun 15 Ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 17 On this day in history birth of bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer  

Jun 17 On this day in history birth of heinz Guderian, German General (d. 1954)  

Jun 18 On this day in history birth of margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding)  

Jun 18 S S Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], author (Canary Murder Case) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 22 Harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1964) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935)  

Jun 23 Lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 24 Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 27 Antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946} was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960)  

Jun 28 George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 02 Selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 04 Henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 06 Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of giorgio De Chirico, Greece, Metaphysical painter (Soothsayer)  

Jul 10 Graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl) was born on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Toyohiko Kagawa, Kobe, Japan, Christian social reformer was born in the year 1888.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Next Page »

Jan 05 On this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30 Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died in the year 1888.  

Feb 05 Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 in the year 1888.  

Feb 13 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died in the year 1888.