Historical Events In 1787

May 14   Delegates gather in Phila to draw up US constitution on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1787 delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution   

May 17   On this day in history english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

May 24   On this day in history the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding on this day in history.   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

May 28   In the year 1787 johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

May 29   In the year 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed   

Jun 12   In the year 1787 law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old   

Jun 20   In the year 1787 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

Jun 20   On this day in history oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.   

Jun 28   Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces in the year 1787.   

Jul 02   In the year 1787 de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered   

Jul 04   Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax in the year 1787.   

Jul 13   Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) in the year 1787.   

Jul 13   On this day in history ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop   

Jul 15   On this day in history parliament of Paris banished to Troyes   

Aug 01   In the year 1787 alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90   

Aug 02   On this day in history horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc   

Aug 06   In the year 1787 constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

Aug 10   Mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik" in the year 1787.   

Aug 13   In the year 1787 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies   

Aug 15   Alexander Aliabiev, composer in the year 1787.   

Aug 17   On this day in history jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups   

Aug 19   In the year 1787 w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Aug 22   John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton on this day in history.   

Aug 24   James Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea) in the year 1787.   

Aug 24   Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 in the year 1787.   

Sep 01   John Bake, classical composer on this day in history.   

Sep 10   In the year 1787 john Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863   

Sep 12   On this day in history black Masons form 1st lodge   

Sep 13   Prussian army moves into Netherlands in the year 1787.   

Sep 15   In the year 1787 -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam   

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Jan 05   In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

Jan 08   In the year 1787 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer   

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born in the year 1787.   

Mar 06   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   In the year 1787 death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.   

Mar 11   On this day in history maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

Apr 01   On this day in history death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)   

Apr 02   In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.