Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   In the year 1887 may Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)  

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   Gramophone patented in Germany on this day in history.  

Sep 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG)  

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

Sep 30   Volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup on this day in history.  

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire on this day in history.  

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

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

Oct 06   In the year 1887 george Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)  

Oct 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history phillies set club record 16th straight victory  

Oct 10   Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author on this day in history.  

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

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

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   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) in the year 1887.  

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

Oct 31   George Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 01   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07   In the year 1887 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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

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