Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   In the year 1787 pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer   

Dec 01   In the year 1787 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 10   On this day in history thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf   

Dec 12   On this day in history pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution   

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

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

Dec 22   On this day in history 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   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer   

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

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

Feb 12   On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

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   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.   

May 10   On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)