Famous Birthdays In 1888

May 28 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)

May 31 Jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone) was born on this day in history.

Jun 03 On this day in history birth of tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958)

Jun 05 Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen) was born on this day in history.

Jun 08 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer was born on this day in history.

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

Jun 09 In the year 1888 birth of hugo Kauder, composer

Jun 10 In the year 1888 birth of leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse)

Jun 11 Bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927) was born in the year 1888.

Jun 12 On this day in history birth of zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920)

Jun 13 Fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet was born in the year 1888.

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 On this day in history birth of peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980)

Jun 17 In the year 1888 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 on this day in history.

Jun 22 In the year 1888 birth of harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1964)

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 In the year 1888 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 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 In the year 1888 birth of george Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)

Jul 02 On this day in history birth of selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)

Jul 04 In the year 1888 birth of henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store)

Jul 06 On this day in history birth of annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid)

Jul 10 Giorgio De Chirico, Greece, Metaphysical painter (Soothsayer) was born on this day in history.

Jul 10 In the year 1888 birth of graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl)

Jul 10 Toyohiko Kagawa, Kobe, Japan, Christian social reformer was born on this day in history.

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Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.

Jan 14 In the year 1888 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74

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 in the year 1888.

Jan 31 In the year 1888 death of john Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815)

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

Feb 13 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)