Famous Deaths In 1887

Jan 01 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07 In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  

Jan 14 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19 On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Mar 24 Ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837) died in the year 1887.  

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

Apr 11 In the year 1887 pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54  

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

Apr 28 On this day in history carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67  

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

May 07 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died in the year 1887.  

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

May 27 Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 in the year 1887.  

Jun 12 On this day in history gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41  

Jun 21 Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)  

Jul 25 John Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808) died in the year 1887.  

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 On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

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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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 In the year 1887 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 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.