Famous Deaths Happened In 1887

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

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

Jan 14 In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1887 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86  

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 On this day in history august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

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

Jul 17 On this day in history death of dorothea Dix, french social activist (b. 1802)  

Jul 25 John Taylor, American religious leader (b. 1808) died in the year 1887.  

Jul 29 Agostino Depretis, Italian statesman (d. 1813) died on this day in history.  

Aug 08 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74  

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Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)