Page 9: Historical Events In 1887

Nov 01   Max Trapp, composer   

Nov 02   Jenny Lind, [Swedish Nightingale], soprano, dies at 67   

Nov 04   Knut Algot Hakanson, composer   

Nov 05   Oscar Bossaert, Belgium, chocolate manufacturer/min of Middenstand.   

Nov 05   Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship.   

Nov 06   Walter Johnson, Kansas, Wash Senator pitcher (1907-27) (414-218)   

Nov 08   Yury Alexandrovich Shaporin, composer.   

Nov 09   Gertrude Astor, Lakewood OH, actress (Carnival Lady).   

Nov 10   Arnold Zweig, German antifascist/author (Erziehung vor Verdun)   

Nov 11   Anarchist Haymarket Martyrs August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed   

Nov 11   Haymarket defenda.   

Nov 11   Roland Young, London England   

Nov 13   Bloody Sunday clashes in central London   

Nov 14   Bernhard Paumgartner, Austria, musicologist/conductor/composer.   

Nov 15   British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong   

Nov 15   Georgia O'Keefe, Sun Prairie Wisc, sculptor/painter (Cow's Skull).   

Nov 16   Philip Frohman, US architect.   

Nov 17   Bernard L Montgomery, British field marshall (WW II-African campaign)   

Nov 18   Eduard Marxsen, composer, dies at 81.   

Nov 19   Emma Lazarus, US poet ("Give us your tired and poor"), dies in NY at 38.   

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Dying Detective" (BG)   

Nov 19   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Dying Detective" (BG)   

Nov 20   Louis Gallait, Belgian painter (Egmont and Receiver), dies at 77   

Nov 23   Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt)was born actor Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Die.   

Nov 23   Boris Karloff (William Henry Pratt)was born: actor Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, House of Frankenstein, Son of Frankenstein, Die   

Nov 23   Boris Karloff, English actor is born.   

Nov 23   Boris Karloff, [William H Pratt], Dulwich Engld, actor (Frankenstein)   

Nov 23   Notre Dame loses its 1st football game 8-0 to Michigan.   

Nov 23   The University of Michigan beat Notre Dame (8-0) for the inaugural time in their football rivalry   

Nov 24   Victorien Sardou's "La Tosca," premieres in Paris.   

Nov 25   Johann J Bachofen, Swiss historic rights, dies at 71   

Nov 28   Bobby Watson, [Knucher], Springfield IL, comedian   

Nov 29   US receives rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii   

Nov 30   1st indoor softball game (Chicago)   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter    

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic   

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist    

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,   

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),    

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,   

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),   

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,   

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),    

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,