Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 On this day in history henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 06 On this day in history 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 In the year 1888 ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57  

Mar 12 In the year 1888 henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76  

Mar 16 In the year 1888 death of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801)  

Mar 24 Vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 In the year 1888 william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

Apr 15 On this day in history matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65  

Apr 16 Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) died in the year 1888.  

May 17 Giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820) died on this day in history.  

Jun 03 In the year 1888 cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60  

Jun 12 Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62 in the year 1888.  

Jun 15 In the year 1888 frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies  

Jun 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1888 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79 in the year 1888.  

Aug 09 On this day in history charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45  

Aug 16 On this day in history death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

Aug 17 James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies in the year 1888.  

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

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)  

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

Jan 10 Emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed)