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 in the year 1887.

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 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 in the year 1887.

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.

Mar 02 August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 in the year 1887.

Mar 08 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73

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

Mar 20 On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73

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

Apr 30 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

May 07 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died on this day in history.

May 08 Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar died in the year 1887.

May 11 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)

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

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.

May 27 On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86

Jun 12 In the year 1887 gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.

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 on this day in history.

Jul 25 John Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

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

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

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.

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Jan 01 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1887.

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 In the year 1887 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)