Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 04   In the year 1887 thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km on this day in history.   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University in the year 1887.   

Jan 06   On this day in history `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II.   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

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

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) in the year 1887.   

Jan 19   Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner) in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   In the year 1887 the U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms on this day in history.   

Jan 25   On this day in history diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist in the year 1887.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) in the year 1887.   

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer   

Feb 03   On this day in history to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.   

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

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.