Famous Birthdays In 1888

Aug 15 On this day in history birth of t E Lawrence Tremadoc, [Lawrence of Arabia], Wales, soldier/writer  

Aug 16 Armand J. Piron, American musician (d. 1943) was born in the year 1888.  

Aug 17 Monty Wooley, NYC, actor (Pied Piper, Man Who Came to Dinner) was born in the year 1888.  

Aug 20 George Sklavos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 22 Violet Farebrother, Grimsby England, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue) was born on this day in history.  

Aug 31 On this day in history birth of ramon de Basterra, Spanish writer/diplomat (La Obra de Trajano)  

Sep 01 On this day in history birth of andrija Å tampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958)  

Sep 04 Oskar Schlemmer, German painter/sculptor was born in the year 1888.  

Sep 05 Sarvepalli Radhakrishan, president (India)/philosopher was born in the year 1888.  

Sep 06 Joseph P Kennedy, Boston Mass, diplomat, father of JFK, RFK & Teddy was born on this day in history.  

Sep 08 On this day in history birth of louis Zimmer, Flemish clock maker (Jubelklok/Wonder Clock)  

Sep 12 On this day in history birth of maurice Chevalier, Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi)  

Sep 15 Antonio Ascari, Italian racing driver (d. 1925) was born in the year 1888.  

Sep 16 In the year 1888 birth of almira Sessions, Washington DC, actress (Okla Annie)  

Sep 19 On this day in history birth of j. W. Alexander, American mathematician (d. 1971)  

Sep 19 On this day in history birth of porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity)  

Sep 22 Sophia J W "Sophie" Hermse, actress (Vorstenschool) was born in the year 1888.  

Sep 23 On this day in history birth of gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons)  

Sep 26 On this day in history birth of j. Frank Dobie, American folklorist and newspaper columnist (d. 1964)  

Sep 26 In the year 1888 birth of t S Eliot, St Louis poet/dramatist/critic (Waste Land-Nobel 1948)  

Sep 28 Herman McNeile, Cornwall England, soldier/novelist (Bull-Dog Drummond) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 On this day in history birth of carl von Ossietzky, Germany, journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1935)  

Oct 03 Claud Allister, London England, actor (Bulldog Drummond) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 03 In the year 1888 birth of roy Webb, composer  

Oct 04 Oscar Mathisen, Norwegian speed skater (d. 1954) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 06 In the year 1888 birth of li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)  

Oct 06 In the year 1888 birth of max Butting, composer  

Oct 06 In the year 1888 birth of roland Garros, French pilot (d. 1918)  

Oct 07 On this day in history birth of henry A Wallace, (D/P) 33rd VP (1941-45)/founder Progressive Party  

Oct 08 On this day in history birth of clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money)  

Oct 09 On this day in history birth of hank Patterson, Alabama, actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres)  

Oct 09 In the year 1888 birth of irving Cummings Sr, NYC, silent screen star/director (Curly Top)  

Oct 09 In the year 1888 birth of nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician (d. 1938)  

Oct 11 Piero Coppola, composer was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

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 In the year 1888 asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

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 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.