Historical Events In 1787

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

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

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 in the year 1787.  

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 in the year 1787.  

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   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 in the year 1787.  

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

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

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

Mar 10   William Etty, English painter (nudes) in the year 1787.  

Mar 11   On this day in history maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45  

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 in the year 1787.  

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

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 in the year 1787.  

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 on this day in history.  

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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   On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)  

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

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

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

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

Feb 13   Ruđer Bošković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.  

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.  

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   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.  

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