Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1887.   

Jan 04   In the year 1887 thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

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

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

Jan 11   On this day in history aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

Jan 16   On this day in history john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 19   Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner) in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   On this day in history the U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base.   

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

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms in the year 1887.   

Jan 25   Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist on this day in history.   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

Jan 28   On this day in history england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   On this day in history england all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever   

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

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect in the year 1887.   

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

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   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed in the year 1887.   

Feb 03   On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer   

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

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

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

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

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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