Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   In the year 1887 excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois   

Aug 10   In the year 1887 excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

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

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Aug 18   On this day in history nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   On this day in history mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!   

Aug 23   In the year 1887 jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright   

Aug 25   In the year 1887 olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   In the year 1887 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

Aug 27   On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 28   In the year 1887 daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer in the year 1887.   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) in the year 1887.   

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   Yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people in the year 1887.   

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

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels) in the year 1887.   

Sep 09   Alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936) in the year 1887.   

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

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

Sep 14   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.