Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67  

Jun 21   Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in the year 1887.  

Jun 22   Albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse) on this day in history.  

Jun 23   In the year 1887 ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)  

Jun 25   George Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) on this day in history.  

Jun 26   Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist on this day in history.  

Jun 28   Boleslav Vomacka, composer in the year 1887.  

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 in the year 1887.  

Jul 01   In the year 1887 charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)  

Jul 02   On this day in history marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)  

Jul 04   The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi on this day in history.  

Jul 05   In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

Jul 06   In the year 1887 4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60)  

Jul 07   Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) in the year 1887.  

Jul 09   On this day in history samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea)  

Jul 09   The first paper napkins are introduced at a dinner at a British hotel by John Dickenson, a stationery manufacturer on this day in history.  

Jul 10   In the year 1887 alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer  

Jul 16   On this day in history "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)  

Jul 16   In the year 1887 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73  

Jul 18   Vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45) in the year 1887.  

Jul 20   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer in the year 1887.  

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.  

Jul 26   On this day in history 1st Esperanto book published  

Jul 26   The first Esperanto book published on this day in history.  

Jul 28   On this day in history marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)  

Jul 28   On this day in history the birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist  

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer in the year 1887.  

Jul 30   Felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity) in the year 1887.  

Aug 02   On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire  

Aug 03   In the year 1887 rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)  

Aug 05   Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes) on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician in the year 1887.  

Aug 08   In the year 1887 esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom)  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

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

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 01   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53