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   On this day in history laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Dec 15   Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic in the year 1787.   

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

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 in the year 1787.   

Jan 13   In the year 1787 birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)   

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer was born in the year 1787.   

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

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

Apr 01   On this day in history 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   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.