Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) in the year 1887.   

Aug 10   In the year 1887 excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois   

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

Aug 12   On this day in history thomas Edison makes the first sound recording   

Aug 14   On this day in history marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright in the year 1887.   

Aug 25   On this day in history olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   On this day in history luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

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   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people in the year 1887.   

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

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   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy in the year 1887.   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Sep 14   On this day in history karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

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

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

Sep 16   In the year 1887 hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   In the year 1887 lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   In the year 1887 hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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

Feb 19   In the year 1887 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.