Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

Jan 17 In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.

Feb 15 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies

Feb 19 On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66

Feb 27 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53

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

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

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1887.

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

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

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 On this day in history death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)

May 08 In the year 1887 death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.

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 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 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 in the year 1887.

Jul 17 In the year 1887 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 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 On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74

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

Jan 11 On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

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

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)