Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution  

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

Dec 10   Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf in the year 1787.  

Dec 12   In the year 1787 pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution  

Dec 15   In the year 1787 charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic  

Dec 18   New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.  

Dec 22   Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar in the year 1787.  

Dec 28   On this day in history hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   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   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born in the year 1787.  

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery  

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 in the year 1787.  

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 in the year 1787.  

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   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)