Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) in the year 1887.   

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937) in the year 1887.   

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies in the year 1887.   

Aug 16   On this day in history nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

Aug 17   In the year 1887 charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

Aug 17   In the year 1887 franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 18   In the year 1887 nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! in the year 1887.   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright in the year 1887.   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   In the year 1887 friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer on this day in history.   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established on this day in history.   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

Sep 05   In the year 1887 gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200   

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels) on this day in history.   

Sep 09   Alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936) on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy in the year 1887.   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 1887 friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies   

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist in the year 1887.   

Sep 15   On this day in history jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

Sep 15   In the year 1887 phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer in the year 1887.   

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel) 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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53