Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

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

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the inaugural sound recording   

Aug 14   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony)   

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18).   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 18   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist.   

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

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright.   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer.   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74.   

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist.   

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures).   

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

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established.   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2000000 people.   

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

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels).   

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

Sep 10   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer   

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies.   

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter   

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic    

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist    

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,   

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),    

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,    

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),    

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,    

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),   

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,