In the year 1887
164 Notable deaths
Doc Holliday
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the american west (1851–1887).
Born August 14th, 1851 in Griffin.
Died November 8th, 1887 at 36 years old in Glenwood Springs (tuberculosis).
Jenny Lind
Swedish classical singer.
Born October 6th, 1820 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 1887 at 67 years old in Malvern (cancer).
Anandi Gopal Joshi
One of the first indian woman doctor (1865-1887).
Born March 31st, 1865 in Thane.
Died February 26th, 1887 at 21 years old in Pune. [ref]
Dorothea Dix
American author and social reformer (1802–1887).
Born April 4th, 1802 in Hampden.
Died July 17th, 1887 at 85 years old in Trenton.
Emma Lazarus
American poet (1849–1887).
Born July 22nd, 1849 in New York City. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1887 at 38 years old in New York City (cancer).
Alexander Borodin
Russian composer, doctor and chemist (1833–1887).
Born November 12th, 1833 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 28th, 1887 at 53 years old in Saint Petersburg (myocardial infarction).
Henry Ward Beecher
American clergyman and activist (1813–1887).
Born June 24th, 1813 in Litchfield. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1887 at 73 years old in Brooklyn (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Gustav Kirchhoff
German physicist (1824–1887).
Born March 12th, 1824 in Königsberg.
Died October 17th, 1887 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist (1866–1887).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging to death).
Lysander Spooner
American political philosopher, essayist, pamphlet writer, unitarian, abolitionist, individualist anarchist, legal theorist, a member of the socialist first international and entrepreneur of the 19th century (1808–1887).
Born January 19th, 1808 in Athol.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 79 years old in Boston.
John Taylor
3rd president of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints (1808–1887).
Born November 1st, 1808 in Milnthorpe.
Died July 25th, 1887 at 78 years old in Kaysville (heart failure).
William A. Wheeler
Vice president of the united states from 1877 to 1881.
Born June 30th, 1819 in Malone.
Died June 4th, 1887 at 67 years old in Malone.
Gustav Fechner
German scientist (1801-1887).
Born April 19th, 1801 in Żarki Wielkie.
Died November 18th, 1887 at 86 years old in Leipzig.
Clay Allison
Texas cattle rancher and gunfighter (1840-1887).
Born September 2nd, 1840 in Tennessee.
Died July 3rd, 1887 at 46 years old in Pecos (horse fall).
Multatuli
Dutch author (1820-1887).
Born March 2nd, 1820 in Korsjespoortsteeg 20.
Died February 19th, 1887 at 66 years old in Ingelheim am Rhein.
Joseph Whitworth
English engineer, entrepreneur (1804–1887).
Born December 21st, 1804 in Stockport.
Died January 22nd, 1887 at 82 years old in Monte Carlo.
Sarah Yorke Jackson
First lady of the united states (1803-1887).
Born July 16th, 1803 in Philadelphia.
Died August 23rd, 1887 at 84 years old in Nashville.
Ivan Kramskoi
Russian artist (1837-1887).
Born June 8th, 1837 in Ostrogozhsk.
Died April 5th, 1887 at 49 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joseph Rainey
Politician (1832-1887).
Born June 21st, 1832 in Georgetown.
Died August 1st, 1887 at 55 years old in Georgetown.
Albert Parsons
American socialist and anarchist newspaper editor (1848–1887).
Born June 20th, 1848 in Montgomery.
Died November 11th, 1887 at 39 years old in Chicago (hanging to death).
Likelike
Princess of the kingdom of hawaiʻi (1851–1887).
Born January 13th, 1851 in Honolulu.
Died February 2nd, 1887 at 36 years old in ʻĀinahau.
Elihu B. Washburne
American politician and diplomat (1816–1887).
Born September 23rd, 1816 in Livermore.
Died October 23rd, 1887 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Robert M. T. Hunter
American lawyer and politician (1809-1887).
Born April 21st, 1809 in Essex County.
Died July 18th, 1887 at 78 years old in Alexandria.
Hippolyte Bayard
French photographer (1801–1887).
Born January 20th, 1801 in Breteuil.
Died May 14th, 1887 at 86 years old in Nemours.
Coenraad Johannes van Houten
Dutch businessman (1801-1887).
Born March 15th, 1801 in Amsterdam.
Died May 27th, 1887 at 86 years old in Weesp.
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They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy