Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) in the year 1887.  

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone  

Sep 26   In the year 1887 gramophone patented in Germany  

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

Sep 28   In the year 1887 avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)  

Sep 28   Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Sep 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)  

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

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

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

Oct 07   In the year 1887 george James Webb, composer, dies at 84  

Oct 08   In the year 1887 phillies set club record 16th straight victory  

Oct 10   Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1887 a Miles patents elevator  

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

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

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

Oct 20   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 22   John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions in the year 1887.  

Oct 24   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso in the year 1887.  

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   In the year 1887 eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato)  

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

Oct 31   On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

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

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   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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   In the year 1887 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 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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.