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 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.

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

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

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 in the year 1887.

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.

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

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

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

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

May 14 In the year 1887 death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)

May 23 On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74

May 27 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67

Jul 05 In the year 1887 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 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.

Jul 25 On this day in history death of john Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808)

Jul 29 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died in the year 1887.

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 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.

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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 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.

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

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

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