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

Jan 29 In the year 1888 edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30 Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 in the year 1888.  

Jan 31 In the year 1888 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 In the year 1888 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 in the year 1888.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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

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

Mar 16 On this day in history death of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801)  

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 On this day in history matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65  

Apr 16 In the year 1888 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 20 In the year 1888 cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 23 In the year 1888 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 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies in the year 1888.  

Jul 21 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

Jan 04 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08 In the year 1888 birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)  

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)