Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history `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 in the year 1887.   

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

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 21   In the year 1887 alfred Henry Ackley, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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) in the year 1887.   

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

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   On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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   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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53