Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) in the year 1887.   

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) in the year 1887.   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

Sep 26   Gramophone patented in Germany on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1887 anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje)   

Sep 28   Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   In the year 1887 gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million   

Sep 29   In the year 1887 billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)   

Sep 30   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG) on this day in history.   

Sep 30   In the year 1887 volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup   

Oct 01   In the year 1887 balochistan conquered by the British Empire.   

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) on this day in history.   

Oct 05   In the year 1887 max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter   

Oct 06   On this day in history george Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)   

Oct 07   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I) on this day in history.   

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 in the year 1887.   

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory in the year 1887.   

Oct 10   On this day in history rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author   

Oct 11   On this day in history a Miles patents elevator   

Oct 17   Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 in the year 1887.   

Oct 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees)   

Oct 21   Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   On this day in history john Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions   

Oct 24   On this day in history victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

Oct 25   Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven) in the year 1887.   

Oct 26   In the year 1887 detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series   

Oct 30   On this day in history eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato)   

Oct 31   On this day in history chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China   

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Oct 31   Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1887 max Trapp, composer   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   On this day in history 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.