Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 14 In the year 1888 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 31 On this day in history 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 In the year 1888 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88  

Mar 06 Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55 in the year 1888.  

Mar 09 William I, German Emperor (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history death of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801)  

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

Mar 26 On this day in history death of barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837)  

Mar 29 On this day in history charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 14 In the year 1888 william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 15 Matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65 in the year 1888.  

Apr 16 Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) died on this day in history.  

May 17 Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) died on this day in history.  

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

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

Jun 15 On this day in history frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies  

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

Jun 23 Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.  

Jul 04 Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 On this day in history rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 20 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies in the year 1888.  

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

Aug 08 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79  

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

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

Aug 17 On this day in history james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies  

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

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 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 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)