Famous Deaths In 1888

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

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 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 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 On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88  

Mar 06 In the year 1888 louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55  

Mar 09 In the year 1888 death of william I, German Emperor (b. 1797)  

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

Mar 12 On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76  

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

Mar 29 Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

Apr 14 On this day in history william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

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 In the year 1888 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies  

Jun 20 Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 21 Matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 09 In the year 1888 charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45  

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

Aug 17 In the year 1888 james Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies  

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

Jan 10 Grock, Switzerland, clown was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 11 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born on this day in history.