Historical Events In 1787

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

May 14   Delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution in the year 1787.   

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

May 24   The Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia in the year 1787.   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

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

May 29   On this day in history "Virginia Plan" proposed   

Jun 12   In the year 1787 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   On this day in history oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States.   

Jun 28   Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces in the year 1787.   

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

Jul 04   In the year 1787 charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1787 congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery)   

Jul 13   Ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1787 alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90   

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

Aug 06   Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1787 mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"   

Aug 13   On this day in history isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies   

Aug 15   On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

Aug 17   Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups on this day in history.   

Aug 19   W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526   

Sep 01   On this day in history john Bake, classical composer   

Sep 10   John Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam   

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

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

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born in the year 1787.   

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

Feb 16   In the year 1787 birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

Feb 23   In the year 1787 birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)   

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

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

Feb 13   On this day in history death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)   

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   In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)   

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died on this day in history.   

May 10   On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)