Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66

Jan 07 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.

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 In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47

Mar 08 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.

Mar 16 In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59

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

Mar 24 On this day in history death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)

Mar 28 On this day in history ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died in the year 1887.

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 On this day in history death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)

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

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died on this day in history.

May 23 In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.

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

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 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died on this day in history.

Aug 08 In the year 1887 death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)

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

Aug 17 In the year 1887 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)

Jan 10 On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)

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 on this day in history.