In the year 1887
164 Notable deaths
Balfour Stewart
British scientist (1828–1887).
Born November 1st, 1828 in Edinburgh.
Died December 19th, 1887 at 59 years old in Drogheda.
Bernhard von Langenbeck
German surgeon (1810–1887).
Born November 9th, 1810 in Padingbüttel.
Died September 29th, 1887 at 76 years old in Wiesbaden.
George Alexander Macfarren
British composer and musicologist (1813–1887).
Born March 2nd, 1813 in London.
Died October 31st, 1887 at 74 years old in London.
Marian Langiewicz
Polish general (1827-1887).
Born August 5th, 1827 in Krotoszyn.
Died May 11th, 1887 at 59 years old in Istanbul.
Friedrich Theodor Vischer
German philosopher, writer and politician (1807-1887).
Born June 30th, 1807 in Ludwigsburg.
Died September 14th, 1887 at 80 years old in Gmunden.
Constantin Pecqueur
French academic and politician (1801-1887).
Born October 26th, 1801 in Arleux.
Died December 17th, 1887 at 86 years old in Taverny.
Abby Kelley Foster
American activist (1811–1887).
Born January 15th, 1811 in Pelham.
Died January 14th, 1887 at 75 years old in Worcester.
Nicaise de Keyser
Belgian painter (1813-1887).
Born August 26th, 1813 in Antwerp.
Died July 16th, 1887 at 73 years old in Antwerp.
Fran Levstik
Slovene writer, political activist, playwright and critic (1831-1887).
Born September 28th, 1831 in Dolnje Retje.
Died November 16th, 1887 at 56 years old in Ljubljana.
Fontes Pereira de Melo
Prime minister of portugal (1819-1887).
Born September 8th, 1819 in Lisbon.
Died January 22nd, 1887 at 67 years old in Lisbon.
Hans von Marées
German artist (1837–1887).
Born December 24th, 1837 in Elberfeld.
Died June 5th, 1887 at 49 years old in Rome.
Michael Seymour
British royal navy admiral (1802-1887).
Born December 3rd, 1802 in United Kingdom.
Died February 23rd, 1887 at 84 years old in Horndean.
August W. Eichler
German botanist (1839-1887).
Born April 22nd, 1839 in Neukirchen.
Died March 2nd, 1887 at 47 years old in Berlin.
Ludvig Mathias Lindeman
Norwegian composer and organist (1812-1887).
Born November 28th, 1812 in Trondheim.
Died March 11th, 1887 at 74 years old in Christiania.
Louis Gallait
Belgian painter (1810-1887).
Born May 10th, 1810 in Tournai. [ref]
Died November 20th, 1887 at 77 years old in Schaerbeek. [ref]
Felice Matteucci
Italian engineer (1808–1887).
Born February 12th, 1808 in Lucca.
Died September 13th, 1887 at 79 years old in Capannori.
Gustave Achille Guillaumet
French painter (1840-1887).
Born March 25th, 1840 in former 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 1887 at 46 years old in cité Pigalle.
Eduard Marxsen
German musician (1806–1887).
Born July 23rd, 1806 in Nienstedten.
Died November 18th, 1887 at 81 years old in Altona.
Isabella Valancy Crawford
Canadian writer (1850-1887).
Born December 25th, 1850 in Dublin.
Died February 12th, 1887 at 36 years old in Toronto.
August von Werder
Prussian general (1808-1887).
Born September 12th, 1808.
Died September 12th, 1887 at 79 years old in Gruszewo. [ref]
Krikor Odian
Ottoman armenian jurist, politician and writer.
Born December 21st, 1834 in Istanbul.
Died August 18th, 1887 at 52 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Karl Grün
German journalist, political theorist and socialist politician (1817–1887).
Born September 30th, 1817 in Lüdenscheid.
Died February 18th, 1887 at 69 years old in Vienna.
José Rufino Echenique
President of peru (1808–1887).
Born November 16th, 1808 in Puno.
Died June 16th, 1887 at 78 years old in Lima.
Peter Donders
Dutch roman catholic missionary (1809-1887).
Born October 27th, 1809 in Tilburg.
Died January 14th, 1887 at 77 years old in Batavia (nephritis).
Alfred Vulpian
French neurologist (1826–1887).
Born January 5th, 1826 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 18th, 1887 at 61 years old in rue Soufflot (pneumonia). [ref]
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau