Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

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

Feb 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history snow falls on San Francisco   

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

Feb 08   Dawes Act passed (Indians living apart from tribe granted citizenship) in the year 1887.   

Feb 09   In the year 1887 henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)   

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

Feb 10   [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] in the year 1887.   

Feb 11   John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I   

Feb 14   Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000 in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 15   H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history 1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY)   

Feb 17   In the year 1887 leevi Antti Madetoja, composer   

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 20   In the year 1887 1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 20   On this day in history david McKinley Williams, composer   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary &France end Triple Alliance on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   First US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday in the year 1887.   

Feb 21   In the year 1887 savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player   

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

Feb 22   Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco on this day in history.   

Feb 23   On this day in history congress grants Seal Rocks to SF   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die in the year 1887.   

Feb 23   On this day in history oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   On this day in history mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   On this day in history leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)   

Feb 26   On this day in history benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950)   

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

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 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   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

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   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.