Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday in the year 1888.  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1888.  

Jan 21 In the year 1888 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Jean Baptiste Lamy, 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (b. 1814) died in the year 1888.  

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

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

Mar 12 Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1888.  

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

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

Jun 20 In the year 1888 cesare Dominiceti, composer, dies at 66  

Jun 23 In the year 1888 emil Naumann, composer, dies at 60  

Jul 04 On this day in history theodor Storm, German judge/author (Schimmelreiter), dies at 70  

Jul 10 On this day in history rafael Hernando, composer, dies at 66  

Jul 20 On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies  

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

Aug 16 John Pemberton, American druggist and inventor of Coca-Cola (b. 1831) died in the year 1888.  

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 Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 08 Matt Moore, County Meath Ireland, actor (Coquette, Deluge) was born in the year 1888.  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

Jan 08 On this day in history birth of matthew Moore, Irish-American actor (d. 1960)  

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

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)