Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 In the year 1887 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.  

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

May 11 In the year 1887 death of jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)  

May 14 On this day in history death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

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 In the year 1887 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 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

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 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 Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies in the year 1887.  

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 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10 In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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