Page 4: Famous Personalities Born In 1888

May 28 Jim Thorpe, American athlete (d. 1953) was born in the year 1888.  

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

May 30 James A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38) was born in the year 1888.  

May 31 On this day in history birth of jack Holt, US, golddigger/actor (Cat People, San Francisco, Brimstone)  

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

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 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 In the year 1888 birth of bartolomeo Vanzetti, Italian anarchist (d. 1927)  

Jun 12 Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician (d. 1920) was born in the year 1888.  

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 On this day in history birth of bobby Clark, vaudevillan (World's funniest circus clown)  

Jun 16 Peter Stoner, American mathematician and astronomer (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.  

Jun 17 In the year 1888 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 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 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 in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 On this day in history birth of lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown)  

Jun 24 In the year 1888 birth of gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion)  

Jun 27 On this day in history birth of antoinette Perry, American theater director (d. 1946}  

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

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Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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