Famous Birthdays 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 in the year 1888.  

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 On this day in history 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 Leo Weismantel, German writer (Der Reiter der Apocalypse) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 11 On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)  

Jun 12 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1888 birth of s S Van Dine, [William Huntingdon Wright], author (Canary Murder Case)  

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

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

Jun 23 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

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 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 in the year 1888.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died on this day in history.