In the year 1888
162 Notable deaths
Luigi Mussini
Italian painter (1813-1888).
Born December 19th, 1813 in Berlin.
Died June 18th, 1888 at 74 years old in Siena.
Karl von Prantl
German philosopher and philologist (1820-1888).
Born January 28th, 1820 in Landsberg am Lech.
Died September 14th, 1888 at 68 years old in Oberstdorf.
Désiré Nisard
French author and literary critic (1806-1888).
Born March 20th, 1806 in Châtillon-sur-Seine.
Died March 27th, 1888 at 82 years old in Sanremo.
Heinrich Leberecht Fleischer
German orientalist (1801–1888).
Born February 21st, 1801 in Bad Schandau.
Died February 10th, 1888 at 86 years old in Leipzig.
Augustin Feyen-Perrin
French painter (1826-1888).
Born April 12th, 1826 in Bey-sur-Seille. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1888 at 62 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Tommaso Martinelli
Catholic cardinal (1827–1888).
Born February 4th, 1827 in Sant'Anna di Stazzema.
Died March 30th, 1888 at 61 years old in Rome.
Nataniel Aguirre
Bolivian lawyer, diplomat and politician (1843-1888.
Born October 10th, 1843 in Cochabamba.
Died September 11th, 1888 at 44 years old in Montevideo.
Emil Winkler
German civil engineer (1835–1888).
Born April 18th, 1835 in Torgau.
Died August 27th, 1888 at 53 years old in Berlin.
Vicente Herrera Zeledón
Costa rican politician (1821-1888).
Born January 20th, 1821 in San José.
Died November 10th, 1888 at 67 years old in San José.
Josef Jireček
Czech member of czech council, ethnographer, linguist and literature historian (1825-1888).
Born October 9th, 1825 in Vysoké Mýto. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1888 at 63 years old in New Town. [ref]
Augustus Mongredien
British chess player (1807–1888).
Born March 17th, 1807 in London.
Died March 30th, 1888 at 81 years old in London.
Antonio Ranieri
Italian writer (1806-1888).
Born September 8th, 1806 in Naples.
Died January 22nd, 1888 at 81 years old in Portici.
Wilhelm Hertenstein
Swiss politician (1825–1888).
Born May 5th, 1825 in Kyburg. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1888 at 63 years old in Bern. [ref]
Erik Edlund
Swedish physicist (1819–1888).
Born March 14th, 1819 in Edsbergs parish. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1888 at 69 years old in Vaxholm (Paralysis cordis). [ref]
Giacomo Zanella
Italian presbyter, poet and translator (1820-1888).
Born September 9th, 1820 in Chiampo.
Died May 17th, 1888 at 67 years old in Monticello Conte Otto.
Jean-Charles Houzeau
Belgian astronomer (1820–1888).
Born October 7th, 1820 in Belgium.
Died July 12th, 1888 at 67 years old in Schaerbeek.
William Thomas Hamilton
American politician (1820-1888).
Born September 8th, 1820 in Washington County.
Died October 26th, 1888 at 68 years old in Hagerstown.
Maria Theresia Scherer
Swiss nun (1825-1888).
Born October 31st, 1825 in Meggen.
Died June 16th, 1888 at 62 years old in Ingenbohl (stomach cancer).
Yuriy Fedkovych
(1834-1888) ukrainian writer.
Born August 8th, 1834 in Putyla.
Died November 11th, 1888 at 54 years old in Chernivtsi. [ref]
Georg Beseler
German jurist and politician (1809-1888).
Born November 2nd, 1809 in Husum.
Died August 28th, 1888 at 78 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Yakiv Holovatsky
Ukrainian writer and academic (1814-1888).
Born October 17th, 1814 in Chepeli.
Died May 13th, 1888 at 73 years old in Vilnius.
Hermann von Rosenberg
German scientist (1817–1888).
Born April 7th, 1817 in Darmstadt.
Died November 15th, 1888 at 71 years old in The Hague.
Kálmán Ghyczy
Hungarian politician (1808-1888).
Born February 12th, 1808 in Komárno.
Died February 28th, 1888 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Arsène Darmesteter
French philologist (1846-1888).
Born January 5th, 1846 in Château-Salins. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1888 at 42 years old in place Adolphe-Chérioux.
Karl Friedrich Adolf Konrad Bartsch
Philologist and university teacher (1832-1888).
Born February 25th, 1832 in Szprotawa.
Died February 19th, 1888 at 55 years old in Heidelberg.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 162
Whatever you want to do, do it now. There are only so many tomorrows. Michael Landon