Historical Events In 1887

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

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone in the year 1887.  

Sep 26   On this day in history gramophone patented in Germany  

Sep 27   On this day in history anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje)  

Sep 28   In the year 1887 avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)  

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

Sep 29   On this day in history billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)  

Sep 30   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG) in the year 1887.  

Sep 30   In the year 1887 start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG)  

Sep 30   On this day in history volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup  

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire in the year 1887.  

Oct 04   On this day in history francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)  

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

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

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   A Miles patents elevator on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 18   Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

Oct 24   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso on this day in history.  

Oct 25   On this day in history willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)  

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

Oct 30   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg  

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer in the year 1887.  

Nov 01   On this day in history the birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures  

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   In the year 1887 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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53