Historical Events In 1887

May 10   Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) on this day in history.  

May 11   13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25 on this day in history.  

May 12   In the year 1887 nandor Zsolt, composer  

May 13   15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.25 in the year 1887.  

May 16   Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) on this day in history.  

May 18   Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis," premieres in Paris in the year 1887.  

May 18   Ernst Wiechert, writer on this day in history.  

May 21   In the year 1887 mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back)  

May 23   1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC on this day in history.  

May 23   Ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

May 24   Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Assn at East African harbors on this day in history.  

May 24   In the year 1887 sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants East African Association at East African harbors  

May 25   In the year 1887 gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die  

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state on this day in history.  

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in NY state in the year 1887.  

May 27   Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 in the year 1887.  

May 27   Emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends) on this day in history.  

May 28   Hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road) on this day in history.  

May 30   Alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer in the year 1887.  

May 31   In the year 1887 saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]  

Jun 01   Clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger) on this day in history.  

Jun 03   On this day in history emil Axman, composer  

Jun 05   Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture) on this day in history.  

Jun 06   On this day in history ruth Benedict, anthropoligist  

Jun 07   On this day in history monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC  

Jun 07   On this day in history william Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily)  

Jun 08   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on this day in history.  

Jun 08   Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator on this day in history.  

Jun 09   21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5 on this day in history.  

Jun 12   In the year 1887 gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41  

Jun 13   Bruno Frank, writer on this day in history.  

Jun 15   Carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel on this day in history.  

Jun 18   Blanche Yurka, St Paul MN, actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities) in the year 1887.  

Jun 18   The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed 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   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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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 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 in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

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

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.