Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1887
10 Notable deaths
Doc Holliday
Gambler, gunfighter, and dentist in the american west.
Born August 14th, 1851 in Griffin.
Died November 8th, 1887 at 36 years old in Glenwood Springs (tuberculosis).
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]
Aleksandr Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist.
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
August Vincent Theodore Spies
American upholsterer, radical labor activist, and newspaper editor (1855-1887).
Born December 10th, 1855 in Burg Landeck. [ref]
Died November 11th, 1887 at 31 years old in Chicago (hanging). [ref]
Jules Laforgue
French poet.
Born August 16th, 1860 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1887 at 27 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Louis Lingg
American anarchist and trade union activist.
Born September 9th, 1864 in Schwetzingen.
Died November 10th, 1887 at 23 years old in Chicago.
Semyon Nadson
Russian poet.
Born December 26th, 1862 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 31st, 1887 at 24 years old in Yalta (tuberculosis).
Mikołaj Kruszewski
Linguist (1851-1887).
Born December 18th, 1851 in Lutsk. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1887 at 35 years old in Kazan. [ref]
Hugo Birger
Swedish artist (1854-1887).
Born January 12th, 1854 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 17th, 1887 at 33 years old in Helsingborg. [ref]
Giacomo Bove
Italian explorer (1852–1887).
Born April 23rd, 1852 in Maranzana.
Died August 9th, 1887 at 35 years old in Verona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Deaths 1 to 10 of 10
It’s better to burn out than to fade away. Neil Young