Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Aug 20 On this day in history death of jules Laforgue, French poet (b. 1860)  

Aug 27 In the year 1887 wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74  

Sep 14 In the year 1887 friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies  

Sep 29 In the year 1887 death of bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon (b. 1810)  

Oct 07 George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1887.  

Oct 17 On this day in history gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63  

Oct 31 In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

Nov 02 Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 08 In the year 1887 death of doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. 1851)  

Nov 11 On this day in history death of haymarket defenda  

Nov 18 In the year 1887 eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81  

Nov 19 Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired & poor"), dies in NY at 38 on this day in history.  

Nov 20 Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont & Receiver), dies at 77 in the year 1887.  

Nov 25 Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Dec 01 In the year 1887 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

Dec 05 Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. 1804) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader died on this day in history.  

Dec 26 Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 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 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 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 On this day in history 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.