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 on this day in history.

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.

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

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.

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 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 In the year 1887 ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75

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 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 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)

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

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.

May 27 In the year 1887 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86

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

Jul 17 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.

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

Aug 14 In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies

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 in the year 1887.

Jan 10 In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.

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