Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   In the year 1787 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   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   On this day in history delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution   

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

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

Dec 15   Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic on this day in history.   

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

Dec 22   In the year 1787 rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar   

Dec 28   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer   

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   On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

Mar 08   In the year 1787 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   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.   

Mar 11   In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

Apr 01   Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.   

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)