Dec 1 Albertus J. Duymaer van Twist, Dutch Governor-General of Dutch East Indies, dies at 78 Dec 5 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804) Dec 9 Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader Dec 26 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 1886 Famous Deaths by Year 1888