Famous Deaths Happened 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 in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19 In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27 In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53  

Mar 02 August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 in the year 1887.  

Mar 08 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

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 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 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.  

Apr 20 On this day in history death of muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826)  

Apr 28 On this day in history carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67  

Apr 30 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

May 07 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)  

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 In the year 1887 ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74  

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

Jun 12 In the year 1887 gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41  

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

Jul 05 In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

Jul 16 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 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 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

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)