Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   On this day in history abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 17   On this day in history charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

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   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1887 olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   On this day in history luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

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

Aug 28   On this day in history daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer in the year 1887.   

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   In the year 1887 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

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

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

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 in the year 1887.   

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

Sep 09   On this day in history alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936)   

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

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   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer in the year 1887.   

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

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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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53