Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer on this day in history.   

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

Dec 06   In the year 1787 laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

Dec 07   In the year 1787 delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

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

Dec 12   Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution in the year 1787.   

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

Dec 18   New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

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

Dec 28   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.   

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

Feb 13   In the year 1787 birth of james P Carrell, composer   

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1787 arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

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

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

May 10   On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)