Historical Events In 1787

May 14   Delegates gather in Phila to draw up US constitution on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1787 delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution   

May 17   English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1787 the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding in the year 1787.   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

May 28   On this day in history johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

May 29   "Virginia Plan" proposed in the year 1787.   

Jun 12   On this day in history law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old   

Jun 20   Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States in the year 1787.   

Jun 28   Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces on this day in history.   

Jul 02   de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered on this day in history.   

Jul 04   Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   On this day in history french government proclaims end to stamp/land tax   

Jul 13   Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop   

Jul 15   On this day in history parliament of Paris banished to Troyes   

Aug 01   On this day in history alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90   

Aug 02   Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc in the year 1787.   

Aug 06   Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate in the year 1787.   

Aug 10   On this day in history mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"   

Aug 13   Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 1787 alexander Aliabiev, composer   

Aug 17   Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups on this day in history.   

Aug 19   On this day in history w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Aug 22   John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton in the year 1787.   

Aug 24   James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 in the year 1787.   

Sep 01   In the year 1787 john Bake, classical composer   

Sep 10   John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 in the year 1787.   

Sep 12   Black Masons form 1st lodge on this day in history.   

Sep 13   Prussian army moves into Netherlands on this day in history.   

Sep 15   -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam on this day in history.   

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Jan 05   John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born in the year 1787.   

Jan 08   On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer   

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born in the year 1787.   

Mar 06   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1787 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

Jan 01   On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

Mar 11   In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

Apr 01   Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

May 10   In the year 1787 death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)