Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66

Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.

Jan 14 In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.

Feb 19 On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.

Mar 02 On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47

Mar 08 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.

Mar 16 In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59

Mar 20 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73

Mar 24 On this day in history death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)

Mar 28 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 on this day in history.

Apr 11 On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died in the year 1887.

Apr 28 In the year 1887 carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67

Apr 30 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1887.

May 07 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died on this day in history.

May 08 Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar died in the year 1887.

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.

May 27 On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86

Jun 12 On this day in history gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41

Jun 21 On this day in history adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67

Jul 05 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies on this day in history.

Jul 16 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 in the year 1887.

Jul 17 On this day in history death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)

Jul 25 John Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

Jul 29 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died on this day in history.

Aug 08 Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

Aug 14 In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies

Aug 17 On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

Jan 13 In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)