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   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer in the year 1787.  

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

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

Jan 11   William Herschel discovers that the planet Uranus has moons on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1787 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 in the year 1787.  

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   On this day in history 1st Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London  

Feb 04   In the year 1787 shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails  

Feb 04   On this day in history the first Anglican bishops of New York &Pennsylvania consecrated in London  

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

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

Feb 16   On this day in history andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer  

Feb 18   Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   On this day in history the charter establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh is granted.  

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1787.  

Mar 16   In the year 1787 georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

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

Apr 12   On this day in history philadelphia's Free African Society forms  

Apr 16   On this day in history 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC  

Apr 26   Ludwig Uhland, writer on this day in history.  

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

May 10   Parliament impeaches Warren Hastings on this day in history.  

May 13   On this day in history 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  

May 13   Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay on this day in history.  

May 13   Johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38 in the year 1787.  

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

Jan 08   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1787 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 12   On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

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

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died on this day in history.  

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