Historical Events In 1887
Saturday, 23 February 2019
Jan 01 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66
Jan 01 In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.
Jan 05 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University in the year 1887.
Jan 06 In the year 1887 `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II.
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) 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) in the year 1887.
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 in the year 1887.
Jan 21 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer on this day in history.
Jan 21 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms in the year 1887.
Jan 25 In the year 1887 diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)
Jan 26 On this day in history battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians
Jan 26 Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.
Jan 26 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist in the year 1887.
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 England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever on this day in history.
Jan 28 On this day in history lily Theresa Strickland, composer
Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) in the year 1887.
Feb 01 Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect in the year 1887.
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 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 On this day in history in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
Feb 03 On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer
Feb 03 On this day in history to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act
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