Historical Events In 1887

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

Jun 21   Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   In the year 1887 britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria  

Jun 22   In the year 1887 albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse)  

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

Jun 25   On this day in history george Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)  

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

Jun 28   On this day in history boleslav Vomacka, composer  

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

Jul 01   Charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor) on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54) on this day in history.  

Jul 04   The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi in the year 1887.  

Jul 05   August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies in the year 1887.  

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

Jul 07   Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) on this day in history.  

Jul 09   Samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 10   On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer  

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

Jul 16   Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Jul 18   In the year 1887 vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45)  

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

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) in the year 1887.  

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   Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase) on this day in history.  

Jul 28   The birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist on this day in history.  

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer on this day in history.  

Jul 30   Felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity) on this day in history.  

Aug 02   Rowell Hodge patents barbed wire on this day in history.  

Aug 03   Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) in the year 1887.  

Aug 05   On this day in history reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes)  

Aug 07   On this day in history jan HA Eman, Aruban politician  

Aug 08   On this day in history esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 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   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  

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

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   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.