Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.  

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 In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 11 On this day in history pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54  

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

Apr 28 In the year 1887 carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67  

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

May 07 On this day in history death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)  

May 08 Alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar died on this day in history.  

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

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 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 17 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 In the year 1887 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 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

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