Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   May Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers)   

Sep 26   On this day in history emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 gramophone patented in Germany   

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

Sep 28   On this day in history avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)   

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

Sep 29   Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin) on this day in history.   

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

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

Sep 30   In the year 1887 volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup   

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

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

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter in the year 1887.   

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

Oct 07   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I) on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author   

Oct 11   On this day in history a Miles patents elevator   

Oct 17   In the year 1887 gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63   

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

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

Oct 20   Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) on this day in history.   

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   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   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) 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   Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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

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   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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 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   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   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   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53