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 in the year 1887.

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.

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

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71

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 In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.

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

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

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

Aug 08 On this day in history death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)

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

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 On this day in history 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 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1887.

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