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   In the year 1787 johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1787 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1787 shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails  

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

Feb 12   In the year 1787 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75  

Feb 13   In the year 1787 james P Carrell, composer  

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 16   Georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law) in the year 1787.  

Mar 17   In the year 1787 george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)  

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

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   1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 05   John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born in the year 1787.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.  

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