Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1888

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

May 28 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1888.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)  

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

Jun 13 On this day in history birth of fernando A Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa, Portuguese poet  

Jun 15 In the year 1888 birth of ramon Lopez Velarde, Mexican poet (La Sangre Devota)  

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

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

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

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

Jun 18 In the year 1888 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 Harold Burton, U.S. Supreme Court justice (d. 1964) was born in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 In the year 1888 birth of anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki)  

Jun 23 Bronson M. Cutting, American politician (d. 1935) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jun 24 In the year 1888 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 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 Annette Kellerman, Sydney Australia, swimmer (Million Dollar Mermaid) was born in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 In the year 1888 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 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 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1888.  

Jan 29 Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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