Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history emile Berliner patents the Gramophone  

Sep 26   On this day in history gramophone patented in Germany  

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

Sep 28   Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72) in the year 1887.  

Sep 28   In the year 1887 gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million  

Sep 29   In the year 1887 billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)  

Sep 30   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG) in the year 1887.  

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

Sep 30   In the year 1887 volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup  

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire on this day in history.  

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

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter on this day in history.  

Oct 06   George Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's) in the year 1887.  

Oct 07   On this day in history a C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I)  

Oct 07   On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

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

Oct 10   Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author in the year 1887.  

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator in the year 1887.  

Oct 17   On this day in history gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63  

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

Oct 18   In the year 1887 start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)  

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

Oct 21   On this day in history detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3  

Oct 22   John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions on this day in history.  

Oct 24   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso on this day in history.  

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

Oct 26   In the year 1887 detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series  

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) in the year 1887.  

Oct 31   On this day in history chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.  

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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