Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   In the year 1887 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois in the year 1887.   

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) in the year 1887.   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording in the year 1887.   

Aug 14   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937) in the year 1887.   

Aug 14   On this day in history richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

Aug 16   On this day in history nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) in the year 1887.   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Aug 18   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist in the year 1887.   

Aug 21   On this day in history mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 27   On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 30   On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   On this day in history friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer in the year 1887.   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1887 edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)   

Sep 09   In the year 1887 alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936)   

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy on this day in history.   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies   

Sep 14   In the year 1887 karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet in the year 1887.   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution in the year 1887.   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor in the year 1887.   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer in the year 1887.   

Sep 22   On this day in history hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

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

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   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

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

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 in the year 1887.   

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