Page 5: Historical Events In 1887

May 10   Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) in the year 1887.   

May 11   13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25 in the year 1887.   

May 12   In the year 1887 nandor Zsolt, composer   

May 13   In the year 1887 15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.25   

May 16   Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) on this day in history.   

May 18   Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis," premieres in Paris in the year 1887.   

May 18   In the year 1887 ernst Wiechert, writer   

May 21   Mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back) on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC   

May 23   Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

May 24   On this day in history sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Assn at East African harbors   

May 24   Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants East African Association at East African harbors in the year 1887.   

May 25   On this day in history gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die   

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state in the year 1887.   

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in NY state in the year 1887.   

May 27   On this day in history coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86   

May 27   On this day in history emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)   

May 28   In the year 1887 hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road)   

May 30   On this day in history alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer   

May 31   Saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31] in the year 1887.   

Jun 01   In the year 1887 clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger)   

Jun 03   In the year 1887 emil Axman, composer   

Jun 05   Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Ruth Benedict, anthropoligist in the year 1887.   

Jun 07   Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC in the year 1887.   

Jun 07   On this day in history william Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily)   

Jun 08   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea in the year 1887.   

Jun 08   Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator in the year 1887.   

Jun 09   On this day in history 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5   

Jun 12   Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 in the year 1887.   

Jun 13   On this day in history bruno Frank, writer   

Jun 15   Carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel on this day in history.   

Jun 18   Blanche Yurka, St Paul MN, actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities) on this day in history.   

Jun 18   The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed in the year 1887.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

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

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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