Famous Deaths 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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 21 On this day in history stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 29 On this day in history edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75  

Jan 30 In the year 1888 asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77  

Jan 31 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)  

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

Mar 06 In the year 1888 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 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 On this day in history death of vsevolod Garshin, Russian author (b. 1855)  

Mar 26 Barghash bin Said, second Sultan of Zanzibar (b. 1837) died on this day in history.  

Mar 29 Charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

Apr 14 William Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62 in the year 1888.  

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

Apr 16 On this day in history death of zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845)  

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

Jun 03 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1888 rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 20 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies in the year 1888.  

Jul 21 In the year 1888 matthias J Scheeben, German theologist (Natur und Gnade), dies at 53  

Aug 08 In the year 1888 friedrich Wilhelm Jahns, composer, dies at 79  

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

Jan 08 Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of emile van Bosch, Dutch revue/operetta-artist (Fair Folks)  

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

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