Page 2: Historical Events In 1787

May 14   On this day in history delegates gather in Phila to draw up US constitution   

May 14   In the year 1787 delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution   

May 17   English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.   

May 24   On this day in history the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding on this day in history.   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding in the year 1787.   

May 28   On this day in history johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

May 29   In the year 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed   

Jun 12   On this day in history law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old   

Jun 20   In the year 1787 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

Jun 20   Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States on this day in history.   

Jun 28   In the year 1787 henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces   

Jul 02   On this day in history de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered   

Jul 04   Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 06   French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery)   

Jul 13   Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop in the year 1787.   

Jul 15   In the year 1787 parliament of Paris banished to Troyes   

Aug 01   Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 in the year 1787.   

Aug 02   Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc on this day in history.   

Aug 06   On this day in history constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

Aug 10   Mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik" on this day in history.   

Aug 13   Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Alexander Aliabiev, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups   

Aug 19   In the year 1787 w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Aug 22   In the year 1787 john Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton   

Aug 24   In the year 1787 james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)   

Aug 24   Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   John Bake, classical composer on this day in history.   

Sep 10   John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 in the year 1787.   

Sep 12   On this day in history black Masons form 1st lodge   

Sep 13   Prussian army moves into Netherlands in the year 1787.   

Sep 15   -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam in the year 1787.   

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Jan 05   In the year 1787 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 in the year 1787.   

Feb 13   In the year 1787 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   On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

Mar 08   In the year 1787 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

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

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

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.   

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 in the year 1787.   

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)