Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

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

Jan 14 In the year 1888 stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1888.  

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 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 in the year 1888.  

Feb 13 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died on this day in history.  

Mar 04 On this day in history amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88  

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

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

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 Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 14 William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Matthew Arnold, English poet, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1888 death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)  

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

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1888 emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 04 Theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Jul 10 Rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1888.  

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 in the year 1888.  

Aug 09 Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 in the year 1888.  

Aug 16 In the year 1888 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

Aug 17 James Jameson, British nature investigator (Congo), dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1888 birth of john Garand, American inventor (d. 1974)  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history 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 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)