1888
Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (died 1958)
Andrija Štampar was a distinguished scholar in the field of social medicine from Croatia.
Andrija Štampar, Croatian physician (died 1958)
The 1880s
Explore 1132 historical events from 1880–1889.
1888
Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (died 1943)
Oskar Schlemmer was a German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer associated with the Bauhaus school.
Oskar Schlemmer, German painter, sculptor, designer and choreographer (died 1943)
1888
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (died 1975)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian academic, philosopher and statesman who served as the Vice President of India from 1952 to 1962 and President of India from 1962 to 1967. He …
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (died 1975)
1888
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died…
Joseph Patrick Kennedy was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and politician. Known for his own political prominence as well as that of his children, he was the pat…
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American businessman and diplomat, 44th United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died…
1888
Ida McNeil, American broadcaster and designer of the flag of South Dakota (died 1974)
Ida McNeil was an American broadcaster and the designer of the first state flag of South Dakota. She and her husband, Dana McNeil, founded KGFX, in Pierre, South Dakota, one of the…
Ida McNeil, American broadcaster and designer of the flag of South Dakota (died 1974)
1888
Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (died 1976)
Israel Abramofsky, was a Russian-born artist, who trained in Paris and settled in the United States, known for his landscape works, and works depicting Jewish life in Eastern Eur…
Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (died 1976)
1888
Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972)
Maurice Auguste Chevalier was a French singer, actor, and entertainer. He is best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", …
Maurice Chevalier, French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972)
1888
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1925)
Antonio Ascari was an Italian Grand Prix motor racing champion. He won four Grands Prix before his premature death at the 1925 French Grand Prix. He was the father of two-time Worl…
Antonio Ascari, Italian race car driver (died 1925)
1888
W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (died 1971)
Walter Owen Bentley, was an English engineer who founded Bentley in London. He was a motorcycle and car racer as a young man. After making a name for himself as a designer of aircr…
W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (died 1971)
1888
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
Frans Eemil Sillanpää was a Finnish writer. In 1939, he became the first Finnish writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his deep understanding of his country's pe…
Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964)
1888
Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (died 1938)
Archibald Stansfeld Belaney, commonly known as Grey Owl, was a popular Canadian writer, public speaker and conservationist. Born an Englishman, he immigrated to Canada and, in the …
Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (died 1938)
1888
Toni Wolff, Swiss psychologist and author (died 1953)
Toni Anna Wolff was a Swiss Jungian analyst and a close collaborator of Carl Jung. During her analytic career Wolff published relatively little under her own name, but she helped J…
Toni Wolff, Swiss psychologist and author (died 1953)
1888
James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (died 1971)
James Waddell Alexander II was a mathematician of the pre-World War II era. He was part of an influential school of topology at Princeton University, along with Oswald Veblen, Solo…
James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (died 1971)
1888
Porter Hall, American actor (died 1953)
Clifford Porter Hall was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall typically played villains or comedic incompetent characte…
Porter Hall, American actor (died 1953)
1888
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (born 1845)
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski was a Polish physicist and chemist. Together with Karol Olszewski, he was the first scientist in the world to liquify nitrogen in 1883.
Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist and chemist (born 1845)
1888
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Ephraim George Squier, usually cited as E. G. Squier, was an American archaeologist, history writer, painter and newspaper editor.
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1888
Abraham Joseph Ash, American rabbi (born c
Abraham Joseph Ash was an Orthodox rabbi and Talmudist.
Abraham Joseph Ash, American rabbi (born c
1888
Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (born 1820)
Giacomo Zanella was an Italian poet.
Giacomo Zanella, Italian priest and poet (born 1820)
1888
Frederick III, German Emperor (born 1831)
Frederick III, or Friedrich III, was German Emperor and King of Prussia for 99 days from 9 March 1888 until his death in June that year, during the Year of the Three Emperors.
Frederick III, German Emperor (born 1831)
1888
Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (born 1842)
Johannes Hermann Zukertort was a Polish-born British-German chess master. He was one of the leading world players for most of the 1870s and 1880s, but lost to Wilhelm Steinitz in t…
Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player (born 1842)
1888
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (born 1822)
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was a Vietnamese poet who was known for his nationalist and anti-colonial writings against the French colonization of Cochinchina, the European name for the south…
Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Vietnamese poet and author (born 1822)
1888
John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (born 1831)
John Stith Pemberton was an American pharmacist, chemist, and Confederate States Army officer who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, 1886, he developed an early …
John Pemberton, American pharmacist and chemist, invented Coca-Cola (born 1831)
1888
James Farnell, Australian politician, eighth Premier of New South Wales (born 1825)
James Squire Farnell was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.
James Farnell, Australian politician, eighth Premier of New South Wales (born 1825)
1888
Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817)
Dr. Ágoston Trefort was a Hungarian politician, who served as Minister of Religion and Education from 1872 until his death. He was the President of the Hungarian Academy of Science…
Ágoston Trefort, Hungarian jurist and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1817)