WHO ALL DIED IN 1887.
See all who died in 1887.

Dutch missionary Peter Donders died 14. January 1887. (born 1807)

Australian politician, 13th Premier of Tasmania William Giblin died 17. January 1887. (born 1840)

English author Ellen Wood died 10. February 1887. (born 1814)

Dutch author Multatuli died 19. February 1887. (born 1820)

First Indian and Hindu woman to obtain a degree in Western medicine Anandi Gopal Joshi died 26. February 1887. (born 1865)

Russian composer and chemist Alexander Borodin died 27. February 1887. (born 1833)

American clergyman Henry Ward Beecher died 8. March 1887. (born 1813)

American engineer, designed the Eads Bridge James Buchanan Eads died 8. March 1887. (born 1820)

Russian painter and critic Ivan Kramskoi died 24. March 1887. (born 1837)

Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt Muhammad Sharif Pasha died 20. April 1887. (born 1826)

German-American theologian C. F. W. Walther died 7. May 1887. (born 1811)

French chemist Jean-Baptiste Boussingault died 11. May 1887. (born 1802)

American philosopher Lysander Spooner died 14. May 1887. (born 1808)

American businessman Ben Holladay died 8. July 1887. (born 1819)

American activist Dorothea Dix died 17. July 1887. (born 1802)

American religious leader, 3rd President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints John Taylor died 25. July 1887. (born 1808)

Italian politician, 9th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1813) Agostino Depretis died 29. July 1887. (born 1813)

American colonel, lawyer, and politician Alexander William Doniphan died 8. August 1887. (born 1808)

French poet Jules Laforgue died 20. August 1887. (born 1860)

Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna Sakaigawa Namiemon died 16. September 1887. (born 1841)