Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist in the year 1887.   

Jun 21   In the year 1887 adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67   

Jun 21   Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in the year 1887.   

Jun 22   On this day in history albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse)   

Jun 23   In the year 1887 ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)   

Jun 25   George Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) on this day in history.   

Jun 26   Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Boleslav Vomacka, composer on this day in history.   

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 on this day in history.   

Jul 01   In the year 1887 charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)   

Jul 02   Marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54) on this day in history.   

Jul 04   The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi in the year 1887.   

Jul 05   August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies in the year 1887.   

Jul 06   4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60) in the year 1887.   

Jul 07   Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) in the year 1887.   

Jul 09   Samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) on this day in history.   

Jul 09   The first paper napkins are introduced at a dinner at a British hotel by John Dickenson, a stationery manufacturer in the year 1887.   

Jul 10   Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer in the year 1887.   

Jul 16   "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

Jul 18   On this day in history vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45)   

Jul 20   On this day in history willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer   

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) in the year 1887.   

Jul 26   1st Esperanto book published on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history the first Esperanto book published   

Jul 28   On this day in history marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)   

Jul 28   The birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history rudi Stephan, composer   

Jul 30   Felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity) on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Rowell Hodge patents barbed wire on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1887 rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

Aug 05   Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes) in the year 1887.   

Aug 07   Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom) in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1887 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   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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.