Historical Events In 1887

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

Jan 01   On this day in history wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) in the year 1887.   

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km on this day in history.   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University in the year 1887.   

Jan 06   `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

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

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

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

Jan 16   Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 19   In the year 1887 alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner)   

Jan 20   On this day in history the U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base.   

Jan 20   On this day in history uS Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   In the year 1887 amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms   

Jan 25   In the year 1887 diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1887 enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   On this day in history england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   On this day in history england all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   On this day in history lily Theresa Strickland, composer   

Jan 29   In the year 1887 albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect in the year 1887.   

Feb 01   In the year 1887 harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed in the year 1887.   

Feb 03   On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer   

Feb 03   To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act 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   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   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

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

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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