In the year 1888
162 Notable deaths
Princess Marie Amelie of Baden
Duchess of hamilton and brandon (1817–1888).
Born October 11th, 1817 in Karlsruhe.
Died October 18th, 1888 at 71 years old in Baden-Baden.
Charles Cros
French poet and inventor (1842-1888).
Born October 1st, 1842 in Fabrezan.
Died August 9th, 1888 at 45 years old in Paris.
Turki bin Said Al Busaidi
Sultan of oman (1832-1888).
Born June 4th, 1832 in Muscat and Oman.
Died June 4th, 1888 at 56 years old in Muscat.
Laurence Oliphant
British author, traveller, diplomat and christian mystic (1829-1888).
Born August 3rd, 1829 in Cape Town.
Died December 23rd, 1888 at 59 years old in York House.
Anna Kingsford
English physician, activist and feminist (1846–1888).
Born September 16th, 1846 in Maryland.
Died February 22nd, 1888 at 41 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Dora d'Istria
Romanian writer of albanian origins (1828-1888).
Born February 3rd, 1828 in Bucharest.
Died November 20th, 1888 at 60 years old in Florence.
James Freeman Clarke
American theologian and writer (1810–1888).
Born April 4th, 1810 in Hanover.
Died June 8th, 1888 at 78 years old in Jamaica Plain.
Mikhail Loris-Melikov
Russian statesman and military commander (1824-1888).
Born January 1st, 1826 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1888 at 62 years old in Nice.
Henri Herz
Austrian musician (1803–1888).
Born January 6th, 1806 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1888 at 81 years old in Paris.
John T. Hoffman
American politician (1828–1888).
Born January 10th, 1828 in Ossining.
Died March 24th, 1888 at 60 years old in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Princess Marie of Prussia
Prussian princess (1855–1888).
Born September 14th, 1855 in Marmorpalais.
Died June 20th, 1888 at 32 years old in Dresden (puerperal disorders).
Marie Frederica of Hesse-Kassel
German princess (1804–1888).
Born September 6th, 1804 in Kassel.
Died January 1st, 1888 at 83 years old in Meiningen.
Joseph Dietzgen
German philosopher (1828-1888).
Born December 9th, 1828 in Stadt Blankenberg.
Died April 15th, 1888 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Josif Pančić
Botanist (1814-1888).
Born April 17th, 1814 in Ugrini. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1888 at 73 years old in Belgrade.
Lysius Salomon
President of haiti (1815-1888).
Born June 30th, 1815 in Les Cayes.
Died October 19th, 1888 at 73 years old in Paris.
Matthias Joseph Scheeben
German theologian (1835–1888).
Born March 1st, 1835 in Meckenheim.
Died July 21st, 1888 at 53 years old in Cologne.
Isaac Thomas Hecker
United states catholic clergyman (1819–1888).
Born December 18th, 1819 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1888 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Jean-Baptiste André Godin
French industrialist, writer and political theorist (1817-1888).
Born January 26th, 1817 in Esquéhéries.
Died January 15th, 1888 at 70 years old in Guise.
Julia Hasdeu
Romanian poet.
Born November 14th, 1869 in Bucharest.
Died September 29th, 1888 at 18 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Giovanni Antonio Farina
Italian bishop and canonized saint. (1803–1888).
Born January 11th, 1803 in Gambellara.
Died March 4th, 1888 at 85 years old in Vicenza.
Francesco Faà di Bruno
Italian priest (1825–1888).
Born March 29th, 1825 in Alessandria.
Died March 27th, 1888 at 62 years old in Turin.
Jean-Marie Guyau
French writer and philosopher (1854-1888).
Born October 28th, 1854 in Laval.
Died March 31st, 1888 at 33 years old in Menton (tuberculosis).
Johannes Brand
South african politician (1823-1888).
Born December 6th, 1823 in Cape Town.
Died July 14th, 1888 at 64 years old in Bloemfontein.
Ephraim George Squier
American archaeologist and newspaper editor (1821–1888).
Born June 17th, 1821 in New York.
Died April 17th, 1888 at 66 years old in New York City.
William Samuel Henson
Aviation engineer and inventor (1812–1888).
Born May 3rd, 1812 in Nottingham.
Died March 22nd, 1888 at 75 years old in Newark.
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Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach