Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66.   

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is inaugural man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21700km   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University.   

Jan 06   `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar and Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83.   

Jan 16   Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman).   

Jan 19   Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner).   

Jan 20   The U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base   

Jan 20   US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor.   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer.   

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms   

Jan 25   Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians.   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist.   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos).   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer.   

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

Feb 01   In this year, Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

Feb 01   In this year, Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif and starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the inaugural Groundhog Day is observed.   

Feb 03   Carlo Jachino, composer.   

Feb 03   To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter   

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic   

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist    

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,    

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),    

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,    

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),    

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,   

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),    

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,