Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) in the year 1887.   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km on this day in history.   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1887 `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 16   On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 19   Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner) on this day in history.   

Jan 20   The U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base on this day in history.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)   

Jan 26   On this day in history battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   On this day in history battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   On this day in history enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   In the year 1887 england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   In the year 1887 lily Theresa Strickland, composer   

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) in the year 1887.   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed in the year 1887.   

Feb 03   In the year 1887 carlo Jachino, composer   

Feb 03   In the year 1887 to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.