Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

Jan 14 On this day in history stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21 In the year 1888 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 29 Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 In the year 1888 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 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)  

Mar 04 Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1888 louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55  

Mar 09 William I, German Emperor (b. 1797) died in the year 1888.  

Mar 10 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76  

Mar 16 In the year 1888 death of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801)  

Mar 24 Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855) died on this day in history.  

Mar 26 Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837) died in the year 1888.  

Mar 29 Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 On this day in history william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 15 In the year 1888 matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65  

Apr 16 On this day in history death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)  

May 17 On this day in history death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)  

Jun 03 Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jun 12 On this day in history carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62  

Jun 15 Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies in the year 1888.  

Jun 20 Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 In the year 1888 theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70  

Jul 10 Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1888 henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies  

Jul 21 Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 in the year 1888.  

Aug 08 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 In the year 1888 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45  

Aug 16 John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) died in the year 1888.  

Aug 17 James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies in the year 1888.  

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Jan 01 John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)  

Jan 08 In the year 1888 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

Jan 08 In the year 1888 birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08 Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 In the year 1888 birth of grock, Switzerland, clown  

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)