Historical Events In 1787

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

Jan 05   On this day in history john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1787 titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel  

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

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 in the year 1787.  

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   Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 04   On this day in history shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails  

Feb 04   In the year 1787 the first Anglican bishops of New York &Pennsylvania consecrated in London  

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

Feb 13   On this day in history james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer on this day in history.  

Feb 18   In the year 1787 austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor  

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

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

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

Mar 06   In the year 1787 joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)  

Mar 08   On this day in history karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

Mar 10   In the year 1787 william Etty, English painter (nudes)  

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

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

Mar 17   On this day in history george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

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

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

Apr 26   On this day in history ludwig Uhland, writer  

May 06   On this day in history 1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston  

May 10   Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings in the year 1787.  

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   In the year 1787 arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay  

May 13   In the year 1787 johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38  

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Jan 05   On this day in history birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)  

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

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer  

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born in the year 1787.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 in the year 1787.  

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

Feb 13   Ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.  

Mar 02   In the year 1787 jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73  

Mar 11   In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45  

Apr 01   In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

Apr 02   On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.