Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   In the year 1787 pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer   

Dec 01   The first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit on this day in history.   

Dec 06   Laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor in the year 1787.   

Dec 07   On this day in history delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution   

Dec 07   In the year 1787 delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution   

Dec 10   In the year 1787 thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf   

Dec 12   In the year 1787 pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution   

Dec 15   In the year 1787 charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic   

Dec 18   New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

Dec 22   On this day in history rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar   

Dec 28   In the year 1787 hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao   

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Jan 05   In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

Jan 08   In the year 1787 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer was born in the year 1787.   

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born in the year 1787.   

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

Mar 08   In the year 1787 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

Jan 01   On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   On this day in history death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)   

Apr 02   In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.