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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29 Edward Lear, poet/author, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 30 Asa Gray, US botanist (Flora of North America), dies at 77 in the year 1888.  

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 Anton Mauve, Dutch painter/cousin of Vincent Van Gogh, dies at 49 in the year 1888.  

Feb 13 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814)  

Mar 04 In the year 1888 amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88  

Mar 06 Louisa May Alcott, US author (Old-fashioned Girl), dies at 55 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76  

Mar 16 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801) died in the year 1888.  

Mar 24 In the year 1888 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 On this day in history william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

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

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

Jun 15 Frederik III NK van Hohenzollern, German Emperor/king of Prussia, dies in the year 1888.  

Jun 20 Cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1888.  

Jun 23 Emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.  

Jul 04 In the year 1888 theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70  

Jul 10 In the year 1888 rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 20 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 21 In the year 1888 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 In the year 1888 death of john Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831)  

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

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Jan 01 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1888.  

Jan 08 Matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960) was born in the year 1888.  

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