Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) in the year 1887.   

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois in the year 1887.   

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) in the year 1887.   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording in the year 1887.   

Aug 14   In the year 1887 marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

Aug 14   In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

Aug 16   On this day in history nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

Aug 17   In the year 1887 charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   In the year 1887 nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright in the year 1887.   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established on this day in history.   

Sep 01   On this day in history yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

Sep 05   In the year 1887 gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200   

Sep 07   On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)   

Sep 09   On this day in history alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936)   

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy in the year 1887.   

Sep 12   On this day in history george Georgescu, composer   

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1887 jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

Sep 15   In the year 1887 phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 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   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history 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.