Page 2: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 03   To avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

Feb 04   Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads   

Feb 05   Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

Feb 05   Snow falls on San Francisco   

Feb 08   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).   

Feb 09   Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs).   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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

Feb 11   John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen).   

Feb 13   Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 results in the deaths of in WW I   

Feb 14   Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10000   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 15   H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist.   

Feb 16   1st newspaper convention (Rochester NY).   

Feb 17   Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer   

Feb 18   Nikos Kasandsakis, writer   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 20   1st minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh)   

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer.   

Feb 20   Germany, Austria-Hungary and France end Triple Alliance.   

Feb 21   1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn)   

Feb 21   inaugural US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn).   

Feb 21   Oregon is recorded as becoming inaugural US state to make Labor Day a holiday.   

Feb 21   Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player   

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

Feb 22   Union Labor Party organized in Cincinnati   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to San Francisco.   

Feb 23   Congress grants Seal Rocks to SF   

Feb 23   French/Italian Riviera struck by Earthquake; 2000 die   

Feb 23   Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer   

Feb 24   Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter)   

Feb 26   Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter   

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic   

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist   

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,    

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),   

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,   

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),   

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,   

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),    

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,