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   In the year 1887 gramophone patented in Germany  

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

Sep 28   On this day in history avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)  

Sep 28   On this day in history 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   Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 01   In the year 1887 balochistan conquered by the British Empire.  

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

Oct 05   In the year 1887 max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter  

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

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 in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history a Miles patents elevator  

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

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

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   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 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) on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 01   On this day in history the birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures  

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

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   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history 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   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.