Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1887 wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes on this day in history.   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   In the year 1887 uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 21   On this day in history alfred Henry Ackley, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1887 amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms   

Jan 25   Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist in the year 1887.   

Jan 27   In the year 1887 carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 29   In the year 1887 albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect on this day in history.   

Feb 01   In the year 1887 harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.   

Feb 03   Carlo Jachino, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 03   To avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.