Celebrity Deaths in 1888
29 notable figures died in 1888. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Eliza Chappell Porter
1801 – 1888 Jan 1 -
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George Godwin
1815 – 1888 · Artists and Architects Jan 1 -
Greene Erskine
1797 – 1888 Jan 1 -
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Walter Blair
1830 – 1888 · Business Magnates Jan 1 -
Alexander Chambers
1832 – 1888 · Military Figures Jan 2 -
Black Bart
1829 – 1888 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Feb 28 -
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley
1821 – 1888 · Artists and Architects Mar 3 -
Louisa May Alcott
1832 – 1888 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Louisa May Alcott
1832 – 1888 · Authors and Writers Mar 3 -
Wilhelm I
1797 – 1888 · Politicians, Royalty Mar 9 -
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Arunah Shepherdson Abell
1806 – 1888 · Authors and Writers Apr 4 -
Benjamin Brewster
1816 – 1888 · Attorney At Law Apr 4 -
James Harvey Ganong
1841 – 1888 Apr 4 -
Matthew Arnold
1822 – 1888 · Authors and Writers Apr 4 -
Thomas Greene Clemson
1807 – 1888 Apr 4 -
Frederick Edward John Miller
1824 – 1888 · Business Magnates May 5 -
Jules-Antoine Castagnary
1830 – 1888 · Authors and Writers May 5 -
Leone Levi
1821 – 1888 May 5 -
Frederick III, German Emperor
1831 – 1888 · Politicians Jun 15 -
Mattie Blaylock
1850 – 1888 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Jul 3 -
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Antoine Etex
1808 – 1888 · Artists and Architects Jul 7 -
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Henri De Braekeleer
1840 – 1888 · Artists and Architects Jul 7 -
Hiram Sibley
1807 – 1888 · Business Magnates Jul 7 -
Charles “Chas” Crocker
1822 – 1888 Aug 8 -
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William Wallace Wilshire
1830 – 1888 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Aug 8 -
Henry Petring
1826 – 1888 · Business Magnates Oct 10 -
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Nathaniel Currier
1813 – 1888 · Artists and Architects Nov 11 -
Carl Zeiss
1816 – 1888 · Business Magnates Dec 12 -
Montague John “M.J.” Druitt
1857 – 1888 · Criminals, Eccentrics and Oddities Dec 12