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In the year 1888
162 Notable deaths
Louisa May Alcott
American novelist (1832–1888).
Born November 29th, 1832 in Germantown.
Died March 6th, 1888 at 55 years old in Boston (stroke).
Frederick III, German Emperor
As king of prussia german emperor (1831–1888).
Born October 18th, 1831 in New Palace.
Died June 15th, 1888 at 56 years old in New Palace (laryngeal cancer).
John Bosco
Italian roman catholic priest, educator, writer (1815–1888).
Born August 15th, 1815 in Castelnuovo Don Bosco.
Died January 31st, 1888 at 72 years old in Turin.
Anna Haining Bates
Canadian sideshow performer (1846–1888).
Born August 7th, 1846 in Colchester County. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1888 at 41 years old in Seville (heart failure).
Philip Sheridan
United states army general (1831-1888).
Born March 6th, 1831 in Albany.
Died August 5th, 1888 at 57 years old in Bristol County.
Matthew Arnold
British poet and cultural critic (1822–1888).
Born December 24th, 1822 in Laleham.
Died April 15th, 1888 at 65 years old in Liverpool.
John Pemberton
American pharmacist, inventor of coca-cola (1831-1888).
Born July 8th, 1831 in Knoxville.
Died August 16th, 1888 at 57 years old in Atlanta (stomach cancer).
Mary Ann Nichols
Whitechapel murder victim (1845-1888).
Born August 26th, 1845 in London.
Died August 31st, 1888 at 43 years old in Whitechapel (exsanguination).
Catherine Eddowes
Whitechapel murder victim (1842-1888).
Born April 14th, 1842 in Wolverhampton.
Died September 30th, 1888 at 46 years old in Whitechapel, Mitre Square.
Roscoe Conkling
American politician (1829–1888).
Born October 30th, 1829 in Albany.
Died April 18th, 1888 at 58 years old in Manhattan.
Elizabeth Stride
Whitechapel murder victim.
Born November 27th, 1843 in Torslanda.
Died September 30th, 1888 at 44 years old in Whitechapel (bleeding, stabbing).
Horatio Spafford
American poet and lawyer (1828–1888).
Born October 20th, 1828 in Troy.
Died October 16th, 1888 at 59 years old in Jerusalem (malaria).
Edward Lear
British artist, illustrator, author and poet (1812-1888).
Born May 12th, 1812 in London, Highgate.
Died January 29th, 1888 at 75 years old in Sanremo.
Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria
Bavarian royal (1808–1888).
Born December 4th, 1808 in New Residence, Bamberg.
Died November 15th, 1888 at 79 years old in Herzog-Max-Palais (stroke).
Rudolf Clausius
German mathematical physicist and professor (1822–1888).
Born January 2nd, 1822 in Koszalin.
Died August 24th, 1888 at 66 years old in Bonn.
Prince Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine
Third son and fourth child of louis ii, grand duke of hesse.
Born July 15th, 1823 in Darmstadt.
Died December 15th, 1888 at 65 years old in Darmstadt.
Eunice Newton Foote
American scientist, inventor and women's rights activist (1819–1888).
Born July 17th, 1819 in Goshen.
Died September 30th, 1888 at 69 years old in Lenox.
Carl Zeiss
German optical physicist (1816–1888).
Born September 11th, 1816 in Weimar.
Died December 3rd, 1888 at 72 years old in Jena.
Charles-Valentin Alkan
French composer and pianist (1813–1888).
Born November 30th, 1813 in Paris.
Died March 29th, 1888 at 74 years old in Paris.
Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Argentinian politician and writer (1811-1888).
Born February 15th, 1811 in San Juan.
Died September 11th, 1888 at 77 years old in Asunción (congestive heart failure).
Martha Tabram
Whitechapel murder victim.
Born May 10th, 1849 in Southwark.
Died August 7th, 1888 at 39 years old in Whitechapel.
Asa Gray
American botanist (1810–1888).
Born November 18th, 1810 in Paris.
Died January 30th, 1888 at 77 years old in Cambridge.
Morrison Waite
American jurist (1816–1888); chief justice of the united states supreme court from 1874 to 1888.
Born November 29th, 1816 in Lyme.
Died March 23rd, 1888 at 71 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia).
Johann Nepomuk Hiedler
Austrian farmer and ancestor of adolf hitler (1807 – 1888).
Born March 19th, 1807 in Weitra.
Died September 17th, 1888 at 81 years old in Weitra.
Montague Druitt
Suspect in the jack the ripper murders, cricketer, barrister and schoolteacher (1857-1888).
Born August 15th, 1857 in Wimborne Minster.
Died December 1st, 1888 at 31 years old in River Thames (drowning).
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