Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist on this day in history.   

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

Jun 21   On this day in history britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria   

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   George Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) in the year 1887.   

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

Jun 28   In the year 1887 boleslav Vomacka, composer   

Jun 28   Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 06   4th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Hillyard (62 60) in the year 1887.   

Jul 07   Dirk Koster, literary (New Noises) in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer   

Jul 16   "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, black sox player (Say it aint so, Joe) in the year 1887.   

Jul 16   Nicaise de Keyser, Flemish painter (Battle at Woeringen), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer in the year 1887.   

Jul 22   On this day in history gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925)   

Jul 26   On this day in history 1st Esperanto book published   

Jul 26   On this day in history the first Esperanto book published   

Jul 28   In the year 1887 marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase)   

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

Jul 29   In the year 1887 rudi Stephan, composer   

Jul 30   On this day in history felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity)   

Aug 02   In the year 1887 rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

Aug 03   In the year 1887 rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914)   

Aug 05   On this day in history reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes)   

Aug 07   In the year 1887 jan HA Eman, Aruban politician   

Aug 08   Esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom) in the year 1887.   

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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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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