Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1888

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

May 28 Jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912) was born in the year 1888.  

May 30 In the year 1888 birth of james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)  

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 Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer  

Jun 09 On this day in history birth of adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer  

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 In the year 1888 birth of bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)  

Jun 12 Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jun 16 Bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 16 In the year 1888 birth of peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)  

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

Jun 17 Heinz Guderian, German General (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 18 Margarita Xirgu, Barcelona Spain, actress (Bloody Wedding) was born on this day in history.  

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 Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown)  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946}  

Jun 27 Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian (d. 1960) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 28 On this day in history birth of george Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jul 06 Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid) was born in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 Giorgio De Chirico, Greece, Metaphysical painter (Soothsayer) was born in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 On this day in history birth of graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl)  

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

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Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 In the year 1888 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30 In the year 1888 asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

Jan 31 John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49  

Feb 13 In the year 1888 death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)