Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   Arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist in the year 1887.   

Jun 21   On this day in history adolf Schimon, composer, dies at 67   

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

Jun 22   On this day in history 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) in the year 1887.   

Jun 26   On this day in history anthony G de Rothschild, Britain, philanthropist   

Jun 28   On this day in history boleslav Vomacka, composer   

Jun 28   On this day in history phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0   

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   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   On this day in history alfred Ernest Whitehead, composer   

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) in the year 1887.   

Jul 20   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925) on this day in history.   

Jul 26   1st Esperanto book published on this day in history.   

Jul 26   In the year 1887 the first Esperanto book published   

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

Jul 28   The birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist in the year 1887.   

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 02   On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

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

Aug 05   In the year 1887 reginald Owen, Wheathampstead Engld, actor (Dr Watson-Sherlock Holmes)   

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

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

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

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