Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.

Feb 15 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

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

Apr 20 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.

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

May 23 On this day in history 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 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

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 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 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)