Historical Events In 1887

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

Feb 04   Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy in the year 1887.   

Feb 05   On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco   

Feb 08   On this day in history aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minn became the 1st US ski club   

Feb 08   In the year 1887 dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship)   

Feb 09   Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 10   [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] in the year 1887.   

Feb 11   On this day in history john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)   

Feb 13   On this day in history alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

Feb 14   In the year 1887 cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist   

Feb 16   1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY) on this day in history.   

Feb 17   On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoja, composer   

Feb 18   Nikos Kasandsakis, writer on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 20   1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh) in the year 1887.   

Feb 20   On this day in history david McKinley Williams, composer   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   On this day in history first US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday   

Feb 21   On this day in history savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player   

Feb 22   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)   

Feb 22   Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco   

Feb 23   In the year 1887 congress grants Seal Rocks to SF   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1887 oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   On this day in history benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950)   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53