Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

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

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

Jan 21 In the year 1888 stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

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

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 in the year 1888.  

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

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

Mar 09 On this day in history death of william I, German Emperor (b. 1797)  

Mar 10 Ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57 on this day in history.  

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 William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1888.  

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 On this day in history death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)  

Jun 03 On this day in history cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60  

Jun 12 In the year 1888 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 09 Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

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 in the year 1888.  

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)