1888 in History

1888

George Challenor, Barbadian cricketer (died 1947)

George Challenor, Barbadian cricketer (died 1947)

1888

Stefi Geyer, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1956)

Stefi Geyer, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1956)

1888

Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (died 1927)

Squizzy Taylor, Australian gangster (died 1927)

1888

Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish author and playwright (died 1963)

Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish author and playwright (died 1963)

1888

Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1945)

Henry Armetta, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1945)

1888

Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)

Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1963)

1888

Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970)

Louise Freeland Jenkins, American astronomer and academic (died 1970)

1888

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and set designer (died 1978)

Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter and set designer (died 1978)

1888

Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese evangelist, author, and activist (died 1960)

Toyohiko Kagawa, Japanese evangelist, author, and activist (died 1960)

1888

Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and jurist (died 1985)

Carl Schmitt, German philosopher and jurist (died 1985)

1888

Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920)

Zygmunt Janiszewski, Polish mathematician and academic (died 1920)

1888

Scipio Slataper, Italian author and critic (died 1915)

Scipio Slataper, Italian author and critic (died 1915)

1888

Percy Kilbride, American actor (died 1964)

Percy Kilbride, American actor (died 1964)

1888

Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)

Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1966)

1888

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)

Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Ukrainian-Israeli novelist, short story writer and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)

1888

Enno Lolling, German physician (died 1945)

Enno Lolling, German physician (died 1945)

1888

Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (died 1950)

Kirk Bryan, American geologist and academic (died 1950)

1888

Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)

Selman Waksman, Jewish-American biochemist and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)

1888

Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (died 1959)

Raymond Chandler, American crime novelist and screenwriter (died 1959)

1888

Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1973)

Arthur Richardson, Australian cricketer and coach (died 1973)