Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   On this day in history may Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)   

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) in the year 1887.   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 gramophone patented in Germany   

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) in the year 1887.   

Sep 28   Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72) in the year 1887.   

Sep 28   In the year 1887 gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million   

Sep 29   Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   In the year 1887 start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup in the year 1887.   

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire on this day in history.   

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) on this day in history.   

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter on this day in history.   

Oct 06   George Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's) on this day in history.   

Oct 07   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I) in the year 1887.   

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1887.   

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory in the year 1887.   

Oct 10   In the year 1887 rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author   

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator on this day in history.   

Oct 17   In the year 1887 gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63   

Oct 18   In the year 1887 start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

Oct 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) in the year 1887.   

Oct 20   On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)   

Oct 21   Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history john Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions   

Oct 24   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)   

Oct 26   In the year 1887 detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series   

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) in the year 1887.   

Oct 31   In the year 1887 chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China   

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg   

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

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

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

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53