Famous Deaths In 1887

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

Jan 07 On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74

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

Jan 17 On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)

Feb 10 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53

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 in the year 1887.

Mar 16 On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59

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

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 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

Apr 20 On this day in history death of muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826)

Apr 28 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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

May 07 On this day in history death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)

May 08 In the year 1887 death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.

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 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 on this day in history.

Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1887.

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history death of agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813)

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

Aug 14 Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies in the year 1887.

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 in the year 1887.

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 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)

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

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.

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