Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

Sep 26   Gramophone patented in Germany.   

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch and Perlemoer, Boefje).   

Sep 28   Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72).   

Sep 28   Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, results in the deaths of about 1.5 million   

Sep 29   Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)   

Sep 30   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   Start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup   

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire.   

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)   

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter.   

Oct 06   George Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's).   

Oct 07   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I).   

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84.   

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory.   

Oct 10   Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author.   

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator   

Oct 17   Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63.   

Oct 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG).   

Oct 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

Oct 20   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.   

Oct 22   John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions.   

Oct 24   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

Oct 25   Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven).   

Oct 26   Detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series.   

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato).   

Oct 31   Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China.   

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74.   

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

Nov 01   L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures is born.   

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer   

Nov 02   Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67   

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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,