Historical Events In 1887

Sep 26   In the year 1887 antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers)  

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history gramophone patented in Germany  

Sep 27   In the year 1887 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   Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million on this day in history.  

Sep 29   Billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin) in the year 1887.  

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

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   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   Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author in the year 1887.  

Oct 11   In the year 1887 a Miles patents elevator  

Oct 17   On this day in history gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63  

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

Oct 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

Oct 22   John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions in the year 1887.  

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

Oct 25   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

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

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer in the year 1887.  

Nov 01   The birth of L.S Lowry, English artist; famous for his matchstick figures in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1887 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   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   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   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53