Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) in the year 1887.  

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   In the year 1887 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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1887 alfred Henry Ackley, composer  

Jan 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 28   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history carlo Jachino, composer  

Feb 03   In the year 1887 to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act  

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 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   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   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53