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   In the year 1887 antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers)   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

Sep 26   On this day in history gramophone patented in Germany   

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 01   On this day in history balochistan conquered by the British Empire.   

Oct 04   Francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian) in the year 1887.   

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter on this day in history.   

Oct 06   George Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's) in the year 1887.   

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

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   A Miles patents elevator in the year 1887.   

Oct 17   Gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

Oct 22   John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 31   In the year 1887 chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China   

Oct 31   In the year 1887 george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74   

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

Nov 01   On this day in history max Trapp, composer   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

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   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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.