Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

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

Feb 04   In the year 1887 interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads   

Feb 05   On this day in history giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

Feb 05   Snow falls on San Francisco on this day in history.   

Feb 08   In the year 1887 aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minn became the 1st US ski club   

Feb 08   In the year 1887 dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship)   

Feb 09   Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] on this day in history.   

Feb 11   John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) in the year 1887.   

Feb 13   In the year 1887 alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

Feb 14   In the year 1887 cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist in the year 1887.   

Feb 16   1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY) in the year 1887.   

Feb 17   On this day in history leevi Antti Madetoja, composer   

Feb 18   Nikos Kasandsakis, writer on this day in history.   

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

Feb 20   On this day in history 1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 20   In the year 1887 david McKinley Williams, composer   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   On this day in history first US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday   

Feb 21   Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player in the year 1887.   

Feb 22   Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) in the year 1887.   

Feb 22   Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   On this day in history french/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die   

Feb 23   Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer in the year 1887.   

Feb 24   Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate) on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) in the year 1887.   

Feb 26   Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) in the year 1887.   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

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.