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 on this day in history.

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

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 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.

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

Mar 20 In the year 1887 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 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died on this day in history.

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 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died in the year 1887.

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

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 In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies

Jul 16 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Jul 17 On this day in history death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)

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 on this day in history.

Aug 08 Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808) died in the year 1887.

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

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 On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1887.

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.