Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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

Aug 12   In the year 1887 thomas Edison makes the first sound recording  

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

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

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   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist in the year 1887.  

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   Olav Fartein Valen, composer in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history daniel Zamudio, composer  

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer in the year 1887.  

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

Aug 31   In the year 1887 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   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established in the year 1887.  

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) 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   In the year 1887 george Georgescu, composer  

Sep 14   On this day in history friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies  

Sep 14   In the year 1887 karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist  

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet on this day in history.  

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution on this day in history.  

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

Sep 21   In the year 1887 lodewijk de Vocht, composer  

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

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) on this day in history.  

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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   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

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   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

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

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