Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   In the year 1887 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

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

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) in the year 1887.   

Aug 12   On this day in history thomas Edison makes the first sound recording   

Aug 14   On this day in history marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

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

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) on this day in history.   

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   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 26   In the year 1887 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

Aug 27   In the year 1887 wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

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

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist in the year 1887.   

Aug 31   On this day in history thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

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

Sep 01   In the year 1887 dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

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

Sep 05   On this day in history gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200   

Sep 07   In the year 1887 edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy   

Sep 12   On this day in history george Georgescu, composer   

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

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet in the year 1887.   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution in the year 1887.   

Sep 16   On this day in history hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   In the year 1887 lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   On this day in history hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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