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

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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 08 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73

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

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.

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 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 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 on this day in history.

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

May 14 On this day in history death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.

May 27 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 in the year 1887.

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

Jun 21 In the year 1887 adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67

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

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 in the year 1887.

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

Aug 14 Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.

Aug 17 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.

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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 in the year 1887.

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

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

Jan 16 In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.