page_title: 1888
section_title: July–August
hierarchical_section_title: 1888 / Births / July–August
caption_attribution_description: English: Herbert Spencer Gasser (July 5, 1888 – May 11, 1963), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 1944Русский: Герберт Спенсер Гассер (5 июля, 1888 – 11 мая, 1963), лауреат Нобелевской премии по физиологии и медицине 1944 года
context_page_description: 1888 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1888th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 888th year of the 2nd millennium, the 88th year of the 19th century, and the 9th year of the 1880s decade. As of the start of 1888, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
  In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits. The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits.
context_section_description: July 1 – Ioan Glogojeanu, Romanian general (d. 1941)
  July 5 – Herbert Spencer Gasser, American physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1963)
  July 8 – John R. Sinnock, 8th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint (d. 1947)
  July 9 – Wang Yun-wu, Chinese scholar of history and political science (d. 1979)
  July 10 – Giorgio de Chirico, Italian painter (d. 1978)
  July 16
  Percy Kilbride, American actor (d. 1964)
  Frits Zernike, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
  July 17 – Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Israeli writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)
  July 20 – Geneve L. A. Shaffer, American realtor, lecturer and author (d. 1976)
  July 22
  Kirk Bryan, American geologist (d. 1950)
  Selman Waksman, Ukrainian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1973)
  July 23 – Raymond Chandler, American-born novelist (d. 1959)
  July 25 – Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German Waffen SS general (d. 1939)
  August 4 – Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Indian Bohra spiritual leader (d. 1965)
  August 6
  Stephen Galatti, American Field Service director (d. 1964)
  Heinrich Schlusnus, German baritone (d. 1952)
  August 8
  Shōjirō Iida, Japanese general (d. 1980)
  Harold Page, Australian military officer (d. 1942)
  César Vezzani, French opera singer (d. 1951)
  August 9 – Eduard Ritter von Schleich, German fighter ace, air force general (d. 1947)
  August 13
  John Logie Baird, Scottish inventor (d. 1946)
  Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d. 1975)
  August 16
  Armand J. Piron, American jazz musician (d. 1943)
  T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence of Arabia"), British liaison officer during the Arab Revolt, writer and academic (d. 1935)
  August 17 – Monty Woolley, American actor (d. 1963)
  August 20 – Tôn Đức Thắng, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)
  August 25 – Allama Mashriqi, Pakistani scholar, politician (d. 1963)
  August 26 – Gustavo R. Vincenti, Maltese architect and developer (d. 1974)
  August 28 – Evadne Price, Australian-British writer, actress and astrologer (d. 1985)
  August 29
  Gunichi Mikawa, Japanese admiral (d. 1981)
  Dina Romano, Italian stage and film actress (d. 1957)
caption: Herbert Spencer Gasser
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