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Events in March 1887 2
1803 – 1887John Ericsson (1803-1887)Died 8 March 1887, aged 83John Ericsson was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor best known for designing the ironclad warship USS Monitor, which fought the CSS Virginia in the American Civil War's first battle between ironclads. He also contributed to the development of the screw propeller for ships. He emigrated to the United States in 1839 and spent the rest of his career there.
1813 – 1887Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)Died 8 March 1887, aged 73Henry Ward Beecher was an American Congregationalist minister and abolitionist known for his oratory and social reform advocacy, including support for the Underground Railroad. He was a prominent public figure in Brooklyn, New York, and a leading voice against slavery before the Civil War. His later life was marked by a highly publicized adultery scandal that damaged his reputation.