Historical Events In 1887

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

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) in the year 1887.   

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

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   On this day in history 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

Jan 06   In the year 1887 `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 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

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   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   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 20   On this day in history uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   On this day in history battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

Jan 26   In the year 1887 enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

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   England all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer on this day in history.   

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) in the year 1887.   

Feb 01   In the year 1887 dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

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) in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 03   In the year 1887 carlo Jachino, composer   

Feb 03   On this day in history to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.