Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1888

May 28 Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

May 28 Jim Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympics-gold-1912) was born on this day in history.  

May 30 In the year 1888 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 In the year 1888 birth of tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958)  

Jun 05 Raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen) was born in the year 1888.  

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

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

Jun 09 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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

Jun 17 Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 18 In the year 1888 birth of s S Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], author (Canary Murder Case)  

Jun 22 Harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1964) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki)  

Jun 23 In the year 1888 birth of bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935)  

Jun 23 Lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 24 On this day in history birth of gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)  

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

Jun 27 In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

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 Graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl) was born in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 In the year 1888 birth of toyohiko Kagawa, Kobe, Japan, Christian social reformer  

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Jan 05 In the year 1888 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

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

Jan 21 On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

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

Jan 30 On this day in history 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 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.