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 on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 27 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53  

Mar 02 On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

Mar 08 On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

Mar 16 Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 24 In the year 1887 death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)  

Mar 28 Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 in the year 1887.  

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

Apr 30 On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71  

May 07 C. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811) died on this day in history.  

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

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

May 14 On this day in history death of lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808)  

May 23 In the year 1887 ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74  

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

Jun 12 Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1887.  

Jul 17 Dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.  

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 In the year 1887 death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)  

Aug 14 On this day in history richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies  

Aug 17 On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

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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 In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

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 In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16 In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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