Historical Events In 1787

Jan 01   On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44  

Jan 05   John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

Jan 11   Titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in the year 1787.  

Jan 11   On this day in history titania &Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel  

Jan 11   On this day in history william Herschel discovers that the planet Uranus has moons  

Jan 25   Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass on this day in history.  

Jan 25   On this day in history shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield MA  

Jan 28   In the year 1787 philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes  

Feb 02   Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation on this day in history.  

Feb 04   1st Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London in the year 1787.  

Feb 04   Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails on this day in history.  

Feb 04   The first Anglican bishops of New York &Pennsylvania consecrated in London on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer in the year 1787.  

Feb 16   In the year 1787 andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 18   On this day in history austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor  

Feb 23   On this day in history emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)  

Feb 28   The charter establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh is granted in the year 1787.  

Mar 02   On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 06   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1787 karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

Mar 10   On this day in history william Etty, English painter (nudes)  

Mar 11   Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 in the year 1787.  

Mar 16   Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) on this day in history.  

Mar 17   George Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) in the year 1787.  

Apr 12   Philadelphia's Free African Society forms on this day in history.  

Apr 16   In the year 1787 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC  

Apr 26   Ludwig Uhland, writer in the year 1787.  

May 06   In the year 1787 1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston  

May 10   On this day in history parliament impeaches Warren Hastings  

May 13   A fleet of eleven ships left Britain with two years provision and a cargo of 759 unwilling convicts, their guards,and ships crew numbering - 1530 people in all. They were to colonise a new land. Australia on this day in history.  

May 13   Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay in the year 1787.  

May 13   On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38  

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Jan 05   In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

Jan 08   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 13   In the year 1787 birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)  

Feb 13   In the year 1787 birth of james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16   In the year 1787 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08   Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born in the year 1787.  

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.  

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02   On this day in history jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 11   Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Apr 01   Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.  

Apr 02   In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.