Page 2: Historical Events In 1787

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

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

May 17   On this day in history english slave ship Sisters, from Africa to Cuba, capsizes   

May 24   On this day in history 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   "Virginia Plan" proposed in the year 1787.   

Jun 12   Law passes providing a senator must be at least 30 years old in the year 1787.   

Jun 20   Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 in the year 1787.   

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

Jun 28   Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces in the year 1787.   

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

Jul 04   On this day in history charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71   

Jul 06   French government proclaims end to stamp/land tax on this day in history.   

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

Jul 13   In the year 1787 ord of 1787-a territory can become 3 to 5 states at 60,000 pop   

Jul 15   Parliament of Paris banished to Troyes on this day in history.   

Aug 01   On this day in history alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90   

Aug 02   Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc in the year 1787.   

Aug 06   Constitutional Convention in Phila begans debate in the year 1787.   

Aug 10   On this day in history mozart completes his "Eine small Nachtmusik"   

Aug 13   In the year 1787 isaac de Pinto, merchant/lender/Dutch States-general, dies   

Aug 15   On this day in history alexander Aliabiev, composer   

Aug 17   Jews are granted permission in Budapest Hungary to pray in groups in the year 1787.   

Aug 19   On this day in history w Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn   

Aug 22   John Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history 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   In the year 1787 black Masons form 1st lodge   

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

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

Jan 13   In the year 1787 birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)   

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

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born in the year 1787.   

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 in the year 1787.   

Mar 08   Karl Ferdinand von Grafe, help create modern plastic surgery was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44 in the year 1787.   

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 in the year 1787.   

Mar 02   On this day in history 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   Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died in the year 1787.   

Apr 02   On this day in history death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

May 10   William Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715) died on this day in history.