Famous Deaths Happened In 1888

Jan 05 Henri Herz, composer, dies at a day before 85th birthday on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Stephen Heller, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Stephan Hale Alonzo Marsh, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 Amos Bronson Alcott, US theory/poet (Table Talk), dies at 88 in the year 1888.  

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 In the year 1888 ciro Pinsuti, Italian pianist/composer, dies at 57  

Mar 12 Henry Bergh, founder (ASPCA), dies at 76 in the year 1888.  

Mar 16 In the year 1888 death of hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (b. 1801)  

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 in the year 1888.  

Mar 29 In the year 1888 charles-Henri Valentin Alkan, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 14 On this day in history william Fisk Sherwin, composer, dies at 62  

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

Apr 16 Zygmunt Florenty Wróblewski, Polish physicist (b. 1845) died on this day in history.  

May 17 In the year 1888 death of giacomo Zanella, Italian poet (b. 1820)  

Jun 03 Cark Reidel, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1888.  

Jun 12 Carel Vosmaer, art historian/poet/editor (Neth Spectator), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10 In the year 1888 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 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 John Garand, American inventor (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1888 birth of richard Courant, German-American mathematician (d. 1972)  

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

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 Chester Conklin, Oskaloosa IA, actor (Every Day's a Holiday, Greed) was born on this day in history.