Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.

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

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.

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

Feb 10 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73

Feb 15 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.

Mar 02 In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47

Mar 08 On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1887.

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 in the year 1887.

Mar 24 Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837) died in the year 1887.

Mar 28 In the year 1887 ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75

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 on this day in history.

May 07 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)

May 08 On this day in history death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar

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 On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74

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

Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.

Jul 05 On this day in history august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies

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 in the year 1887.

Aug 08 On this day in history death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)

Aug 14 On this day in history richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies

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

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 17 In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)