Page 4: 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   In the year 1787 laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

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

Dec 07   On this day in history delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution   

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   In the year 1787 charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic   

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   In the year 1787 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   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.