Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   In the year 1887 antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers)  

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone  

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

Sep 27   In the year 1887 anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje)  

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   Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   In the year 1887 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)  

Sep 30   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

Oct 04   In the year 1887 francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)  

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

Oct 06   On this day in history george Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)  

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

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 20   On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)  

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   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) on this day in history.  

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) in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Nov 01   On this day in history max Trapp, composer  

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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 in the year 1887.  

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

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 in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   On this day in history 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.