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 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Feb 15 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies

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 in the year 1887.

Mar 02 August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 on this day in history.

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

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.

Mar 20 On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73

Mar 24 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 death of muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826)

Apr 28 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.

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 Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar died on this day in history.

May 11 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died in the year 1887.

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 In the year 1887 gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41

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

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

Jul 16 In the year 1887 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73

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 in the year 1887.

Jul 29 On this day in history death of agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813)

Aug 08 In the year 1887 death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)

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

Aug 17 In the year 1887 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74

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Jan 01 In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)

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 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.