Famous Birthdays 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 in the year 1888.  

May 30 In the year 1888 birth of james A Farley, postmaster general (1932-38)  

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 On this day in history birth of raden Mas Nato Suroto, Indonesia, poet (Melatiknoppen)  

Jun 08 On this day in history birth of poul Julius Ouscher Schierbeck, composer  

Jun 09 Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 09 Hugo Kauder, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jun 10 On this day in history 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 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 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 Bernhard van den Sigtenhorst Meyer, composer was born in the year 1888.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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 Anna Achmatova, [AA Gorenko], Russian conductor (Tsjetki) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jun 23 In the year 1888 birth of lee Moran, Chicago IL, actor (Circus Clown)  

Jun 24 Gerrit T Rietveld, Dutch architect (Juliana Hall, Sonsbeek Pavillion) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 28 In the year 1888 birth of george Challenor, cricketer (pioneering West Indian batsman)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 Graham McNamee, sportscaster (1st Rose Bowl) was born in the year 1888.  

Jul 10 On this day in history 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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