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   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy on this day in history.   

Feb 05   Snow falls on San Francisco in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 11   In the year 1887 john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 17   Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 18   Nikos Kasandsakis, writer in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

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

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Feb 21   Oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday on this day in history.   

Feb 21   Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player on this day in history.   

Feb 22   In the year 1887 mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)   

Feb 22   In the year 1887 union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati   

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

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

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2,000 die on this day in history.   

Feb 23   In the year 1887 oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history 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