Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 emile Berliner patents the Gramophone   

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

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) in the year 1887.   

Sep 28   In the year 1887 gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million   

Sep 29   On this day in history billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)   

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

Sep 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)   

Oct 05   In the year 1887 max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter   

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) in the year 1887.   

Oct 07   On this day in history george James Webb, composer, dies at 84   

Oct 08   Phillies set club record 16th straight victory in the year 1887.   

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

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

Oct 20   Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) in the year 1887.   

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   In the year 1887 victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

Oct 25   Willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven) in the year 1887.   

Oct 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

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   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.