Historical Events In 1887
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
Jan 01 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66
Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence in the year 1887.
Jan 03 On this day in history helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)
Jan 04 Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) on this day in history.
Jan 04 Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km in the year 1887.
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 on this day in history.
Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.
Jan 10 On this day in history robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)
Jan 11 In the year 1887 aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)
Jan 14 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83
Jan 16 On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
Jan 16 In the year 1887 john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)
Jan 19 Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner) on this day in history.
Jan 20 The U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base in the year 1887.
Jan 20 In the year 1887 uS Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
Jan 20 In the year 1887 uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
Jan 21 On this day in history alfred Henry Ackley, composer
Jan 21 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms on this day in history.
Jan 25 In the year 1887 diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)
Jan 26 In the year 1887 battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians
Jan 26 In the year 1887 battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians
Jan 26 In the year 1887 enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist
Jan 27 In the year 1887 carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)
Jan 28 In the year 1887 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 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer on this day in history.
Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on this day in history.
Feb 01 In the year 1887 dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect
Feb 01 On this day in history 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) in the year 1887.
Feb 02 In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed in the year 1887.
Feb 03 In the year 1887 carlo Jachino, composer
Feb 03 On this day in history to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act
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