Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   On this day in history may Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)  

Sep 26   On this day in history antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers)  

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Gramophone patented in Germany on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) in the year 1887.  

Sep 28   On this day in history avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)  

Sep 28   On this day in history gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million  

Sep 29   On this day in history billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)  

Sep 30   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)  

Sep 30   Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup on this day in history.  

Oct 01   In the year 1887 balochistan conquered by the British Empire.  

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) on this day in history.  

Oct 05   On this day in history max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter  

Oct 06   In the year 1887 george Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)  

Oct 07   In the year 1887 a C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I)  

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1887.  

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory in the year 1887.  

Oct 10   In the year 1887 rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author  

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator in the year 1887.  

Oct 17   Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 in the year 1887.  

Oct 18   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)  

Oct 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) on this day in history.  

Oct 21   Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 in the year 1887.  

Oct 22   In the year 1887 john Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions  

Oct 24   On this day in history victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso  

Oct 25   Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven) in the year 1887.  

Oct 26   Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series on this day in history.  

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China on this day in history.  

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Oct 31   Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg in the year 1887.  

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer in the year 1887.  

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

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   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

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   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53