Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois).   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the inaugural sound recording.   

Aug 14   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony).   

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 18   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!.   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer.   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist.   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

Sep 01   Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established.   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2000000 people.   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200   

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)   

Sep 09   Alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936).   

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy.   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer   

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies   

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution.   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel).   

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904).   

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers).   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter    

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic    

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist    

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,   

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),   

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,   

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),    

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,    

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),    

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,