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 On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 29 On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30 On this day in history asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

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 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 in the year 1888.  

Mar 06 On this day in history louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55  

Mar 09 On this day in history death of william I, German Emperor (b. 1797)  

Mar 10 In the year 1888 ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57  

Mar 12 In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

Mar 26 In the year 1888 death of barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837)  

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

Apr 14 William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1888.  

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 In the year 1888 death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)  

Jun 03 On this day in history cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60  

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 In the year 1888 cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 23 On this day in history emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 04 On this day in history theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70  

Jul 10 In the year 1888 rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 20 On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies  

Jul 21 On this day in history matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53  

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

Aug 09 Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1888.  

Aug 16 In the year 1888 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

Aug 17 James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1888 birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

Jan 04 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

Jan 08 Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 10 In the year 1888 birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)  

Jan 10 Grock, Switzerland, clown was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born in the year 1888.