Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 In the year 1888 henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

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 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 John Bosco, Italian priest, youth worker, educator, founder of the Salesian Society (b. 1815) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 on this day in history.  

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 Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

Mar 09 William I, German Emperor (b. 1797) died on this day in history.  

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

Mar 24 Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855) died in the year 1888.  

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

Mar 29 On this day in history 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 in the year 1888.  

Apr 16 Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 03 Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 23 Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jul 04 On this day in history theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70  

Jul 10 Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 08 In the year 1888 birth of matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 10 In the year 1888 birth of grock, Switzerland, clown  

Jan 11 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born in the year 1888.