Death year 1887 celebrities

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Death year 1887

Charlotte Astor Facts

Socialite; Philanthropist. Mrs. Astor, nee Charlotte Augusta Gibbs, was the wife of John Jacob Astor III. She and her husband dedicated their time and fortune to a variety of charitable causes. Mrs. Astor was notably an early supporter of cancer rese

Mary Frances Clarke Facts

Mother Mary Frances Clarke, B.V.M., (1802, Dublin, Ireland – 4 December 1887, Dubuque, Iowa) founded the Catholic order of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Initially started in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to provide educational opp

James Macandrew Facts

Samuel C Osbourne Facts

Hibbert Binney Facts

Hibbert Binney (12 August 1819 – 30 April 1887) was a Canadian Church of England bishop. He was the fourth Bishop of Nova Scotia from 1851 to 1887.

August Becker Facts

August Becker (27 January 1821 – 19 December 1887) was a German landscape painter.

Aleksandr Ulyanov Facts

Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Улья́нов; April 12, 1866 – May 8, 1887) was a Russian revolutionary and older brother of Vladimir Lenin. He was also known familiarly by Sacha (a common diminutive form o

Aleksandr Borodin Facts

Thomas Gore Browne Facts

Colonel Sir Thomas Robert Gore Browne KCMG CB (3 July 1807 – 17 April 1887) was a British colonial administrator, who was Governor of St Helena, Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Tasmania and Governor of Bermuda.

Dorothea Dix Facts

Dorothea Lynde Dix (April 4, 1802 – July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the indigent insane who, through a vigorous program of lobbying state legislatures and the United States Congress, created the first generation of American men

Josephine Wessely Facts

Josephine Wessely (18 March 1860 – 12 August 1887) was an Austrian theatre actress.

John Ake Facts

John Leckie Ake (August 29, 1861 – May 11, 1887) was an American Major League Baseball player who played as a third baseman for the 1884 Baltimore Orioles of the American Association (AA). Before and after his Major league career, he played for m