Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 Henri herz: Composer,  

Jan 14 Stephen heller: Composer,  

Jan 21 Stephan hale alonzo marsh: Composer,  

Jan 29 Edward lear: Poet/author,  

Jan 30 Asa gray: Us botanist (flora of north america),  

Jan 31 John bosco: Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the salesian society (b. 1815)  

Feb 05 Anton mauve: Dutch painter/cousin of vincent van gogh,  

Feb 13 Jean baptiste lamy: 1st archbishop of santa fe (b. 1814)  

Mar 04 Amos bronson alcott: Us theory/poet (table talk),  

Mar 06 Louisa may alcott: Us author (old-fashioned girl),  

Mar 09 William i: German emperor (b. 1797)  

Mar 10 Ciro pinsuti: Italian pianist/composer,  

Mar 12 Henry bergh: Founder (aspca),  

Mar 16 Hippolyte carnot: French statesman (b. 1801)  

Mar 24 Vsevolod garshin: Russian author (b. 1855)  

Mar 26 Barghash bin said: Second sultan of zanzibar (b. 1837)  

Mar 29 Charles-henri valentin alkan: Composer,  

Apr 14 William fisk sherwin: Composer,  

Apr 15 Matthew arnold: English poet,  

Apr 16 Zygmunt florenty wróblewski: Polish physicist (b. 1845)  

May 17 Giacomo zanella: Italian poet (b. 1820)  

Jun 03 Cark reidel: Composer,  

Jun 12 Carel vosmaer: Art historian/poet/editor (neth spectator),  

Jun 15 Frederik iii nk van hohenzollern: German emperor/king of prussia,  

Jun 20 Cesare dominiceti: Composer,  

Jun 23 Emil naumann: Composer,  

Jul 04 Theodor storm: German judge/author (schimmelreiter),  

Jul 10 Rafael hernando: Composer,  

Jul 20 Henri braekeleer: Flemish painter,  

Jul 21 Matthias j scheeben: German theologist (natur und gnade),  

Aug 08 Friedrich wilhelm jahns: Composer,  

Aug 09 Charles cros: French mathematician/chemist/poet,  

Aug 16 John pemberton: American druggist and inventor of coca-cola (b. 1831)  

Aug 17 James jameson: British nature investigator (congo),  

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Jan 01 John garand: American inventor  

Jan 04 Arthur berry: England, soccer player (olympic-gold-1908, 12)  

Jan 08 Matt moore: County meath ireland, actor (coquette, deluge)  

Jan 08 Richard courant: German-american mathematician  

Jan 08 Matthew moore: Irish-american actor  

Jan 10 Emile van bosch: Dutch revue/operetta-artist (fair folks)  

Jan 10 Grock: Switzerland, clown  

Jan 11 Chester conklin: Oskaloosa ia, actor (every day's a holiday, greed)