Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1887.   

Jun 21   On this day in history britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria   

Jun 22   In the year 1887 albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse)   

Jun 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

Jun 28   In the year 1887 boleslav Vomacka, composer   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)   

Jul 02   In the year 1887 marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)   

Jul 04   On this day in history the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.   

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

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

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

Jul 10   On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer   

Jul 16   In the year 1887 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)   

Jul 16   Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   On this day in history 1st Esperanto book published   

Jul 26   In the year 1887 the first Esperanto book published   

Jul 28   Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase) in the year 1887.   

Jul 28   On this day in history the birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist   

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 02   On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

Aug 03   Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

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   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

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

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

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

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53