Page 2: Historical Events In 1787

May 14   Delegates gather in Phila to draw up US constitution on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1787 delegates gather in Philadelphia to draw up US constitution   

May 17   English slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes on this day in history.   

May 24   In the year 1787 the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding   

May 25   In the year 1787 constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

May 28   Johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

May 29   In the year 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed   

Jun 12   In the year 1787 law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old   

Jun 20   In the year 1787 carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

Jun 20   Oliver Ellsworth moves at the Federal Convention to call the government the United States in the year 1787.   

Jun 28   In the year 1787 henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces   

Jul 02   On this day in history de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered   

Jul 04   Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 in the year 1787.   

Jul 06   French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax in the year 1787.   

Jul 13   Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) in the year 1787.   

Jul 13   On this day in history ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop   

Jul 15   On this day in history parliament of Paris banished to Troyes   

Aug 01   Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc   

Aug 06   On this day in history constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate   

Aug 10   In the year 1787 mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"   

Aug 13   Isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies in the year 1787.   

Aug 15   On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

Aug 17   In the year 1787 jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups   

Aug 19   In the year 1787 w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Aug 22   John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton in the year 1787.   

Aug 24   In the year 1787 james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)   

Aug 24   On this day in history wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526   

Sep 01   John Bake, classical composer in the year 1787.   

Sep 10   In the year 1787 john Jordan Crittenden, MC (Union), died in 1863   

Sep 12   Black Masons form 1st lodge on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history prussian army moves into Netherlands   

Sep 15   On this day in history -16] Utrecht patriots flee to Amsterdam   

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Jan 05   John Burke, Irish genealogist (Burke's Peerage) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Johann Ludwig Bohner, composer was born in the year 1787.   

Jan 13   John Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854) was born on this day in history.   

Feb 13   On this day in history birth of james P Carrell, composer   

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   Joseph von Fraunhofer, Germany, physicist (studied Sun's spectrum) was born on this day in history.   

Mar 08   In the year 1787 birth of karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery   

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Feb 12   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

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

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 on this day in history.