Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 03   In the year 1887 to avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

Feb 04   On this day in history interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads   

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

Feb 05   Snow falls on San Francisco in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 08   Dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship) in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] on this day in history.   

Feb 11   John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) on this day in history.   

Feb 13   Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist in the year 1887.   

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

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

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

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

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

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 20   In the year 1887 germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance   

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

Feb 21   In the year 1887 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   Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1887 union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati   

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

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF on this day in history.   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 26   Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) in the year 1887.   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

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 in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   On this day in history 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