Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   On this day in history arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist  

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

Jun 21   On this day in history britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria  

Jun 22   Albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse) in the year 1887.  

Jun 23   Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag) in the year 1887.  

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

Jun 26   Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist in the year 1887.  

Jun 28   Boleslav Vomacka, composer in the year 1887.  

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor) in the year 1887.  

Jul 02   Marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54) in the year 1887.  

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

Jul 05   On this day in history august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies  

Jul 06   4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60) on this day in history.  

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

Jul 09   In the year 1887 samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea)  

Jul 09   In the year 1887 the first paper napkins are introduced at a dinner at a British hotel by John Dickenson, a stationery manufacturer.  

Jul 10   In the year 1887 alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer  

Jul 16   In the year 1887 "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) on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 1887 willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer  

Jul 22   On this day in history gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925)  

Jul 26   1st Esperanto book published in the year 1887.  

Jul 26   On this day in history the first Esperanto book published  

Jul 28   Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase) in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire  

Aug 03   On this day in history rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)  

Aug 05   In the year 1887 reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes)  

Aug 07   Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician on this day in history.  

Aug 08   Esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom) on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

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.