Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   On this day in history pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer  

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

Dec 06   Laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor in the year 1787.  

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

Dec 07   Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.  

Dec 10   In the year 1787 thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf  

Dec 12   Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.  

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

Dec 18   On this day in history new Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution  

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

Dec 28   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao 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   In the year 1787 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer  

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

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1787.  

Feb 13   Ruđer Bošković, 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 in the year 1787.  

Apr 01   In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)  

Apr 02   On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)  

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