Historical Events In 1887

Mar 24   In the year 1887 roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, San Jose CA, actor (Keystone comedies)   

Mar 24   On this day in history the birth of Fatty Arbuckle, American silent film actor   

Mar 28   Ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75 in the year 1887.   

Mar 28   Rudolf F W Boskaljon, Curacao, musician/composer on this day in history.   

Mar 30   On this day in history albert P Termote, Flemish/Dutch sculptor (Charles the Great)   

Mar 31   Jose Maria Usandizaga, composer in the year 1887.   

Apr 01   Leonard Bloomfield, US linguist in the year 1887.   

Apr 02   In the year 1887 juneau Alaska the US seizes Canadian sealing ships in North Pacific (boy they sure pick on us)   

Apr 04   Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia KS) in the year 1887.   

Apr 04   Susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS) in the year 1887.   

Apr 05   On this day in history anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller   

Apr 08   Walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl) on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947)   

Apr 10   In the year 1887 president Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield Il   

Apr 11   Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.   

Apr 12   In the year 1887 henrik Ibsen's "Rosmersholm," premieres in Oslo   

Apr 14   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG)   

Apr 21   On this day in history lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer   

Apr 26   Cardston, Alberta Joseph Ora Card and a small group of Mormons found the community that will become Cardston, Alberta; on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Huntsville Electric Co established to sell electricity on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity in the year 1887.   

Apr 28   Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.   

Apr 30   1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10 in the year 1887.   

Apr 30   Friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1887.   

May 01   Alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48) on this day in history.   

May 02   On this day in history edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's)   

May 02   In the year 1887 g Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence   

May 02   Hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film in the year 1887.   

May 03   In the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault in the year 1887.   

May 05   In the year 1887 estelle Hemsley, Boston MA   

May 07   In the year 1887 henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)   

May 08   In the year 1887 alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar   

May 09   In the year 1887 buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.   

May 09   Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

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