Historical Events In 1887

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) in the year 1887.  

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone in the year 1887.  

Sep 26   Gramophone patented in Germany in the year 1887.  

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1887 max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3  

Oct 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)  

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

Oct 30   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74  

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 on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

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   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19   In the year 1887 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.