Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer in the year 1787.   

Dec 01   The first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

Dec 07   In the year 1787 delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution in the year 1787.   

Dec 15   Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic in the year 1787.   

Dec 18   New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1787 hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao   

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

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

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

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

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.