Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

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

Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10 In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 In the year 1887 death of muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826)  

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

Apr 30 Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1887.  

May 07 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)  

May 08 In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

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 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 in the year 1887.  

Jul 05 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.  

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