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In the year 1887
164 Notable deaths
Agostino Depretis
Italian politician (1813–1887).
Born January 31st, 1813 in Cava Manara. [ref]
Died July 29th, 1887 at 74 years old in Stradella. [ref]
Aaron A. Sargent
American politician (1827-1887).
Born September 28th, 1827 in Newburyport.
Died August 14th, 1887 at 59 years old in San Francisco.
Józef Ignacy Kraszewski
Polish novelist (1812–1887).
Born July 26th, 1812 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1887 at 74 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Dinah Craik
British novelist and poet (1826–1887).
Born April 20th, 1826 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died October 12th, 1887 at 61 years old in Shortlands (heart failure).
John Godfrey Saxe
American poet (1816-1887).
Born June 2nd, 1816 in Highgate.
Died March 31st, 1887 at 70 years old in Albany.
Washington Bartlett
Governor of california (1824-1887).
Born February 29th, 1824 in Savannah. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1887 at 63 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Friedrich von Amerling
Austro-hungarian painter (1803–1887).
Born April 14th, 1803 in Vienna.
Died January 15th, 1887 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
Younger brother of aloys ii, prince of liechtenstein (1802–1887).
Born February 25th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died March 31st, 1887 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
French sculptor (1824–1887).
Born June 12th, 1824 in Anizy-le-Château.
Died June 3rd, 1887 at 62 years old in Sèvres.
Julius von Haast
German-born new zealand geologist (1822-1887).
Died August 16th, 1887 at 65 years old in Christchurch.
Peder Balke
Norwegian painter (1804-1887).
Born November 4th, 1804 in Helgøya.
Died February 5th, 1887 at 82 years old in Christiania.
William H. Emory
Union army general (1811-1887).
Born September 7th, 1811 in Queen Anne's County. [ref]
Died December 1st, 1887 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Paul Féval
French novelist and dramatist 1817-1887.
Born September 29th, 1816 in Hôtel de Blossac.
Died March 7th, 1887 at 70 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Valentine Baker
British soldier (1827–1887).
Born April 1st, 1827 in London.
Died November 17th, 1887 at 60 years old in Cairo.
Daniel Manning
American businessman (1831-1887).
Born August 16th, 1831 in Albany.
Died December 24th, 1887 at 56 years old in Albany (kidney disease).
William B. Washburn
American businessman and politician from massachusetts (1820-1887).
Born January 31st, 1820 in Winchendon.
Died October 5th, 1887 at 67 years old in Springfield.
Eugène Pottier
French politician (1816-1887).
Born October 4th, 1816 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1887 at 71 years old in Paris.
Mikhail Katkov
Russian publicist and politician (1818–1887).
Born November 13th, 1818 in Moscow.
Died August 1st, 1887 at 68 years old in Znamenskoye-Sadki (esophageal cancer).
Jean-Baptiste Boussingault
French chemist who made significant contributions to agricultural science, petroleum science and metallurgy (1801–1887).
Born February 1st, 1801 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 1887 at 86 years old in rue d'Anjou.
Alfred Domett
Prime minister of new zealand (1811-1887).
Born May 20th, 1811 in Camberwell.
Died November 2nd, 1887 at 76 years old in London.
Anne Jaclard
Russian revolutionary and writer (1843–1887).
Born October 18th, 1843 in Moscow.
Died October 11th, 1887 at 43 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Carol Szathmari
Hungarian photographer (1812-1887).
Born January 11th, 1812 in Cluj-Napoca.
Died July 3rd, 1887 at 75 years old in Bucharest.
Thomas Gore Browne
British colonial administrator (1807-1887).
Born July 3rd, 1807 in Aylesbury.
Died April 17th, 1887 at 79 years old in London.
Alvan Clark
American astronomer and artist (1804-1887).
Born March 8th, 1804 in Ashfield.
Died August 19th, 1887 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Petre Ispirescu
Romanian writer, collector of fairy tales, and printer (1830–1887).
Born January 21st, 1830 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1887 at 57 years old in Bucharest.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 164
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus