Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   On this day in history may Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)   

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

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

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) in the year 1887.   

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

Sep 28   On this day in history gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million   

Sep 29   On this day in history 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   Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup on this day in history.   

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

Oct 04   In the year 1887 francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)   

Oct 05   On this day in history max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter   

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

Oct 07   In the year 1887 a C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I)   

Oct 07   In the year 1887 george James Webb, composer, dies at 84   

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory on this day in history.   

Oct 10   In the year 1887 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) in the year 1887.   

Oct 18   In the year 1887 start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

Oct 20   Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) in the year 1887.   

Oct 21   In the year 1887 detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3   

Oct 22   In the year 1887 john Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions   

Oct 24   In the year 1887 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

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

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

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China in the year 1887.   

Oct 31   On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 31   In the year 1887 rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg   

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer in the year 1887.   

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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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.