Historical Events In 1887

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

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   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 16   In the year 1887 nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)  

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

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! in the year 1887.  

Aug 23   On this day in history jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright  

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 07   On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)  

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

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

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution  

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor in the year 1887.  

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer on this day in history.  

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel) in the year 1887.  

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

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.