Famous Deaths In 1888

Aug 19 Spencer F Baird, US biologist (Wood's Hole Station), dies at 65 in the year 1888.

Aug 21 On this day in history simon Vissering, Dutch minister of Finance (1879-81), dies at 70

Aug 24 On this day in history rudolph J E Clausius, German physicist (thermodynamics), dies

Aug 31 Mary Ann Nicholls, a 42-year-old prostitute, was found stabbed to death in London, 1st of at least five murders by Jack the Ripper died in the year 1888.

Sep 09 John van Swieten, Dutch governor of West-Sumatra, dies at 71 in the year 1888.

Sep 11 In the year 1888 domingo F Sarmiento, president of Argentina (1868-74), dies at 77

Sep 30 In the year 1888 death of catherine Eddowes, English, murdered by Jack the Ripper at 45

Oct 08 On this day in history jules J baron d'Anethan, Belgian Minister of Justice, dies

Oct 16 John Wentworth, Mayor of Chicago (b. 1815) died in the year 1888.

Oct 19 On this day in history amaat Vyncke, Flemish missionary/founder (Flemish Wind), dies at 38

Nov 01 Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (b. 1838) died on this day in history.

Dec 02 Franz Xaver Witt, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

Dec 03 In the year 1888 death of carl Zeiss, German lens maker (b. 1816)

Dec 10 Mariano Obiols, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.

Dec 31 On this day in history death of samson Raphael Hirsch, German rabbi (b. 1808)

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Jan 01 John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born in the year 1888.

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

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

Jan 10 In the year 1888 birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of grock, Switzerland, clown

Jan 11 In the year 1888 birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)