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 in the year 1887.   

Jun 21   Britain celebrates golden jubilee of Queen Victoria on this day in history.   

Jun 22   In the year 1887 albert PAA Besnard, Dutch poet/journalist (Uprising & Remorse)   

Jun 23   In the year 1887 ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag)   

Jun 25   George Abbott, Forestville NY, producer (Damn Yankees, Pajama Game) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 28   Boleslav Vomacka, composer on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1887 marcel Tabuteau, Compiègne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)   

Jul 04   The founder of Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, joins Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam, Karachi on this day in history.   

Jul 05   August F Pott, German philological (That Personennamen), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 09   In the year 1887 samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea)   

Jul 09   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

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

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer in the year 1887.   

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

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 in the year 1887.   

Jul 29   On this day in history rudi Stephan, composer   

Jul 30   Felix A Vening Meinesz, Dutch geophysicist (gravity) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 08   In the year 1887 esme Percy, London England, actor (Old Spanish Custom)   

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.