Historical Events In 1787

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

May 14   On this day in history delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution   

May 17   In the year 1787 english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

May 24   On this day in history the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding on this day in history.   

May 25   In the year 1787 constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

May 28   Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 in the year 1787.   

May 29   "Virginia Plan" proposed on this day in history.   

Jun 12   Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old in the year 1787.   

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

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

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

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

Jul 04   In the year 1787 charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71   

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

Jul 13   On this day in history congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery)   

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

Jul 15   Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on this day in history.   

Aug 01   Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1787 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies   

Aug 15   In the year 1787 alexander Aliabiev, composer   

Aug 17   On this day in history jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups   

Aug 19   In the year 1787 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) in the year 1787.   

Aug 24   In the year 1787 wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526   

Sep 01   On this day in history john Bake, classical composer   

Sep 10   John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

Sep 12   On this day in history black Masons form 1st lodge   

Sep 13   On this day in history prussian army moves into Netherlands   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1787 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

Feb 13   On this day in history death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.   

Mar 11   Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 in the year 1787.   

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

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.   

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.