Historical Events In 1887

Feb 03   To avoid disputed natl elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 05   In the year 1887 giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premieres at La Scala in Italy   

Feb 05   In the year 1887 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) on this day in history.   

Feb 09   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9]   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 18   In the year 1887 nikos Kasandsakis, writer   

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

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

Feb 20   David McKinley Williams, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 21   1st US bacteriology laboratory opens (Brooklyn) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 21   On this day in history oregon becomes first US state to make Labor Day a holiday   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 24   In the year 1887 mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)   

Feb 25   Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) on this day in history.   

Feb 26   Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

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

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

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

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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53