Historical Events In 1887
Sunday, 13 June 2021
Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.
Jan 01 In the year 1887 wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence
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) in the year 1887.
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 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) in the year 1887.
Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) on this day in history.
Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.
Jan 16 On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes
Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.
Jan 19 On this day in history 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 On this day in history uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor
Jan 21 On this day in history alfred Henry Ackley, composer
Jan 21 On this day in history amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms
Jan 25 Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) in the year 1887.
Jan 26 On this day in history 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 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist in the year 1887.
Jan 27 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) on this day in history.
Jan 28 In the year 1887 england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever
Jan 28 England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.
Jan 28 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer on this day in history.
Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) in the year 1887.
Feb 01 Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.
Feb 01 Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)
Feb 02 In the year 1887 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
Feb 03 Carlo Jachino, composer in the year 1887.
Feb 03 On this day in history to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act
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