Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 02 August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Mar 16 On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 20 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73  

Mar 24 On this day in history death of ivan Kramskoi, Russian painter and art critic (b. 1837)  

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

Apr 28 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

May 07 In the year 1887 death of c. F. W. Walther, American Lutheran theologian (b. 1811)  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 16 On this day in history nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73  

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

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 In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies  

Aug 17 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1887 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 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

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.