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In the year 1888
7 Notable deaths
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).
Vsevolod Garshin
Russian author of short stories (1855-1888).
Born February 14th, 1855 in Bakhmutsky Uyezd.
Died April 5th, 1888 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg (falling).
Princess Marie of Prussia
Prussian princess.
Born September 14th, 1855 in Marmorpalais.
Died June 20th, 1888 at 32 years old in Dresden (puerperal disorders).
Jean-Marie Guyau
French writer and philosopher (1854-1888).
Born October 28th, 1854 in Laval. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1888 at 33 years old in Menton (tuberculosis). [ref]
Iulia Hasdeu
Romanian poet.
Born November 2nd, 1869 in Bucharest.
Died September 29th, 1888 at 18 years old in Bucharest (tuberculosis).
Victoria Benedictsson
Swedish writer.
Died July 23rd, 1888 at 38 years old in Copenhagen (exsanguination). [ref]
Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
Baltic german mathematician.
Died April 3rd, 1888 at 36 years old in Dresden.
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