Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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

Sep 26   Gramophone patented in Germany on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1887.   

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) in the year 1887.   

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

Nov 01   On this day in history max Trapp, composer   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

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