Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   In the year 1787 pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer   

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

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

Dec 07   Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

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 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   In the year 1787 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   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 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

Feb 23   On this day in history birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)   

Mar 06   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)   

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

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   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.