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 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

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

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.  

Mar 02 On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

Mar 08 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 24 Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837) died in the year 1887.  

Mar 28 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 in the year 1887.  

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 12 On this day in history gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41  

Jun 21 On this day in history adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 05 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73  

Jul 17 In the year 1887 death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)  

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

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 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

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

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