Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   On this day in history arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist   

Jun 21   Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   On this day in history britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria   

Jun 22   Albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1887 ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)   

Jun 25   George Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1887 boleslav Vomacka, composer   

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   On this day in history charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)   

Jul 02   In the year 1887 marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)   

Jul 04   The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi on this day in history.   

Jul 05   In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies   

Jul 06   On this day in history 4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60)   

Jul 07   Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) on this day in history.   

Jul 09   On this day in history samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea)   

Jul 09   The first paper napkins are introduced at a dinner at a British hotel by John Dickenson, a stationery manufacturer on this day in history.   

Jul 10   On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer   

Jul 16   "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) in the year 1887.   

Jul 16   Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45)   

Jul 20   On this day in history willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer   

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history 1st Esperanto book published   

Jul 26   The first Esperanto book published in the year 1887.   

Jul 28   In the year 1887 marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)   

Jul 28   In the year 1887 the birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist   

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer in the year 1887.   

Jul 30   On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity)   

Aug 02   On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

Aug 03   In the year 1887 rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

Aug 05   Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1887 jan HA Eman, Aruban politician   

Aug 08   On this day in history esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom)   

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

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

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 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 in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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