Famous Deaths 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 on this day in history.

Jan 14 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.

Feb 10 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73

Feb 15 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies

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

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1887.

Mar 16 On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 in the year 1887.

Mar 24 In the year 1887 death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)

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 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 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1887.

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 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 On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74

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 In the year 1887 adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67

Jul 05 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies in the year 1887.

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 in the year 1887.

Jul 25 On this day in history death of john Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808)

Jul 29 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died in the year 1887.

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

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 in the year 1887.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 13 On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)

Jan 16 In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.