Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Jan 01 In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07 In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54  

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

Apr 28 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.  

Apr 30 In the year 1887 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71  

May 07 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died in the year 1887.  

May 08 On this day in history death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar  

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.  

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died in the year 1887.  

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

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

Jul 05 On this day in history august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

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 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 Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.  

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

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | Next Page »

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

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

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