Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

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

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

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

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 In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 10 On this day in history ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57  

Mar 12 Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801) died in the year 1888.  

Mar 24 In the year 1888 death of vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)  

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

Mar 29 In the year 1888 charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 14 William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

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

May 17 Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) died in the year 1888.  

Jun 03 In the year 1888 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 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 in the year 1888.  

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

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

Jul 21 In the year 1888 matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 04 In the year 1888 birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)  

Jan 08 Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.