Page 5: Historical Events In 1887

May 10   Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) on this day in history.   

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

May 12   On this day in history 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   Ernst Wiechert, writer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1887 coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86   

May 27   In the year 1887 emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)   

May 28   On this day in history hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road)   

May 30   Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer on this day in history.   

May 31   Saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31] on this day in history.   

Jun 01   Clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger) on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Emil Axman, composer on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   On this day in history ruth Benedict, anthropoligist   

Jun 07   In the year 1887 monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC   

Jun 07   William Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 08   Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator on this day in history.   

Jun 09   21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5 in the year 1887.   

Jun 12   In the year 1887 gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41   

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   In the year 1887 the Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.   

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53