Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

Jan 06   In the year 1887 `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   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) in the year 1887.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 16   Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history the U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base.   

Jan 20   In the year 1887 uS Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 20   In the year 1887 uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   On this day in history enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1887 england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

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   On this day in history albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1887 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   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   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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 in the year 1887.   

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

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

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   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   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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.