Page 6: Historical Events In 1887

Jun 20   On this day in history arnaut Colnot, painter/graphic artist   

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

Jun 23   Ernst Rowohlt, German publisher (Rowohlt-Verlag) on this day in history.   

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   Boleslav Vomacka, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Jul 01   On this day in history charles D Brown, Iowa, actor (Barefoot Boy, Disbarred, Night Editor)   

Jul 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

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

Jul 07   On this day in history dirk Koster, literary (New Noises)   

Jul 09   Samuel Eliot Morison, historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jul 16   In the year 1887 "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   Willem H Drucker, Dutch lawyer in the year 1887.   

Jul 22   In the year 1887 gustav Hertz, German quantum physicist (Nobel 1925)   

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

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

Jul 28   Marcel Duchamp, French painter (Nude Descending a Staircase) in the year 1887.   

Jul 28   On this day in history the birth of Marcel Duchamp, French artist   

Jul 29   Rudi Stephan, composer in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history 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   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.   

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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   In the year 1887 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   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   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

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