Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

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

Aug 10   On this day in history excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois   

Aug 10   In the year 1887 excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

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   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 25   In the year 1887 olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1887 thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established in the year 1887.   

Sep 01   On this day in history yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 in the year 1887.   

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels) in the year 1887.   

Sep 09   Alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1887 giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy   

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   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist in the year 1887.   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet on this day in history.   

Sep 15   In the year 1887 phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution   

Sep 16   On this day in history hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   In the year 1887 lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

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

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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 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

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

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1887.