Famous Deaths In 1887

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

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

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 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 20 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

Apr 30 In the year 1887 friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71  

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

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

May 11 On this day in history death of jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802)  

May 14 In the year 1887 death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

May 23 Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jun 21 On this day in history adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 05 In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

Jul 16 Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

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 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 in the year 1887.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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