Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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

Aug 12   In the year 1887 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   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   On this day in history olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   In the year 1887 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 31   On this day in history friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

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

Sep 01   On this day in history blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   On this day in history dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1887.   

Sep 10   In the year 1887 giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy   

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

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Sep 22   In the year 1887 hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53