Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 02 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1887 ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75  

Apr 11 Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.  

Apr 20 Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Egyptian statesman (b. 1826) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

May 23 On this day in history 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 08 On this day in history death of alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. 1808)  

Aug 14 In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies  

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

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 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 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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