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 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 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73

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

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

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

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

Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.

Jul 25 In the year 1887 death of john Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808)

Jul 29 In the year 1887 death of agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813)

Aug 08 Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

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

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

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Jan 01 In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)

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

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.

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

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