Famous Deaths In 1887

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

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

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

Jan 17 In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53  

Mar 02 In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

Mar 08 In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

Mar 16 In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

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

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

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

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Apr 20 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 death of alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar  

May 11 Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (b. 1802) died in the year 1887.  

May 14 Lysander Spooner, American philosopher (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

May 23 On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74  

May 27 In the year 1887 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86  

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

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

Jul 05 August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies in the year 1887.  

Jul 16 In the year 1887 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73  

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 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died in the year 1887.  

Aug 08 Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808) died on this day in history.  

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

Aug 17 Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.