Historical Events In 1887

Sep 26   On this day in history 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   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   Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million on this day in history.  

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

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

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   On this day in history balochistan conquered by the British Empire.  

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) in the year 1887.  

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   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1887 a Miles patents elevator  

Oct 17   In the year 1887 gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63  

Oct 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) in the year 1887.  

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   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   In the year 1887 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso  

Oct 25   In the year 1887 willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)  

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   Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China in the year 1887.  

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Oct 31   On this day in history rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg  

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 01   The birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures in the year 1887.  

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

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   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   In the year 1887 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   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   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53