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

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) in the year 1887.   

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) in the year 1887.   

Aug 17   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 30   On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

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

Aug 31   In the year 1887 thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

Sep 01   Blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer in the year 1887.   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 09   In the year 1887 alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936)   

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

Sep 12   On this day in history george Georgescu, composer   

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies in the year 1887.   

Sep 14   On this day in history karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

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

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   On this day in history lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 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   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

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   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.