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) in the year 1787.  

Jan 08   In the year 1787 johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

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

Jan 11   Titania &Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes  

Feb 02   In the year 1787 arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer on this day in history.  

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

Feb 18   Austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor in the year 1787.  

Feb 23   In the year 1787 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 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1787 george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

Apr 12   In the year 1787 philadelphia's Free African Society forms  

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

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

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

May 10   On this day in history parliament impeaches Warren Hastings  

May 13   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 06   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born in the year 1787.  

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   In the year 1787 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 on this day in history.  

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

May 10   In the year 1787 death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)