Historical Events In 1787

Jan 01   In the year 1787 arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Jan 05   On this day in history john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

Jan 08   On this day in history johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

Jan 11   In the year 1787 titania & Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel   

Jan 11   On this day in history titania &Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel   

Jan 11   In the year 1787 william Herschel discovers that the planet Uranus has moons   

Jan 25   On this day in history shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Capt Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield, Mass   

Jan 25   Shays' Rebellion suffers a setback when debt-ridden farmers, led by Captain Daniel Shays, fail to capture an arsenal at Springfield MA on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1787 philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes   

Feb 02   Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation in the year 1787.   

Feb 04   1st Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London on this day in history.   

Feb 04   Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails on this day in history.   

Feb 04   On this day in history the first Anglican bishops of New York &Pennsylvania consecrated in London   

Feb 12   In the year 1787 ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer in the year 1787.   

Feb 16   In the year 1787 andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

Feb 18   On this day in history austrian emperor Jozef II bans children under 8 from labor   

Feb 23   In the year 1787 emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)   

Feb 28   The charter establishing the institution now known as the University of Pittsburgh is granted in the year 1787.   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 06   On this day in history joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

Mar 08   Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery in the year 1787.   

Mar 10   On this day in history william Etty, English painter (nudes)   

Mar 11   In the year 1787 maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

Mar 16   In the year 1787 georg Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

Mar 17   On this day in history george Simon Ohm, physicist (discovered Ohm's Law)   

Apr 12   Philadelphia's Free African Society forms in the year 1787.   

Apr 16   1st American comedy, "The Contrast," made its debut in NYC in the year 1787.   

Apr 26   Ludwig Uhland, writer in the year 1787.   

May 06   On this day in history 1st Black Masonic Lodge (African # 459) forms Prince Hall, Boston   

May 10   In the year 1787 parliament impeaches Warren Hastings   

May 13   On this day in history a fleet of eleven ships left Britain with two years provision and a cargo of 759 unwilling convicts, their guards,and ships crew numbering - 1530 people in all. They were to colonise a new land. Australia   

May 13   On this day in history arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay   

May 13   On this day in history johann Michael Malzat, composer, dies at 38   

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Jan 05   In the year 1787 birth of john Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage)   

Jan 08   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born in the year 1787.   

Feb 13   James P Carrell, composer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 16   On this day in history birth of andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer   

Feb 23   In the year 1787 birth of emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame)   

Mar 06   In the year 1787 birth of joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum)   

Mar 08   On this day in history birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

Jan 01   In the year 1787 arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   On this day in history ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73 in the year 1787.   

Mar 11   Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Apr 01   In the year 1787 death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)   

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.   

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died in the year 1787.