Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   In the year 1887 arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist   

Jun 21   Adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Jun 21   Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria in the year 1887.   

Jun 22   Albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse) in the year 1887.   

Jun 23   Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag) in the year 1887.   

Jun 25   On this day in history george Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game)   

Jun 26   Anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist in the year 1887.   

Jun 28   On this day in history boleslav Vomacka, composer   

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 in the year 1887.   

Jul 01   Charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor) in the year 1887.   

Jul 02   Marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54) in the year 1887.   

Jul 04   In the year 1887 the founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi.   

Jul 05   In the year 1887 august F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies   

Jul 06   On this day in history 4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60)   

Jul 07   In the year 1887 dirk Koster, literary (New Noises)   

Jul 09   Samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) in the year 1887.   

Jul 09   On this day in history the first paper napkins are introduced at a dinner at a British hotel by John Dickenson, a stationery manufacturer.   

Jul 10   Alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer on this day in history.   

Jul 16   On this day in history "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe)   

Jul 16   In the year 1887 nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73   

Jul 18   Vidkun Al Quisling, Norwegian minister of Defense/premier (1942-45) on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer   

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) in the year 1887.   

Jul 26   1st Esperanto book published in the year 1887.   

Jul 26   The first Esperanto book published in the year 1887.   

Jul 28   On this day in history marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)   

Jul 28   The birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist on this day in history.   

Jul 29   On this day in history rudi Stephan, composer   

Jul 30   In the year 1887 felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity)   

Aug 02   Rowell Hodge patents barbed wire on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) in the year 1887.   

Aug 05   Reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Jan HA Eman, Aruban politician on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom) on this day in history.   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Next Page »

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

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   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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53