Famous Birthdays 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 in the year 1888.  

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 Tom Brown, American musician (d. 1958) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 05 In the year 1888 birth of raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)  

Jun 08 Poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jun 11 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jun 23 Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 28 George Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jul 04 On this day in history birth of henry Armetta, Italian/US actor (Bell for Adano, Big Store)  

Jul 06 In the year 1888 birth of annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid)  

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

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 Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 in the year 1888.  

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

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

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

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