Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   In the year 1887 abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam)   

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

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   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937) in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   Charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18) in the year 1887.   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Aug 18   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 27   Wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Aug 28   In the year 1887 daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   In the year 1887 adam Kuckhoff, writer   

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

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) in the year 1887.   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

Sep 01   On this day in history yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

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

Sep 10   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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

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

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   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   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53