Historical Events In 1787

May 14   Delegates gather in Phila to draw up US constitution in the year 1787.   

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 in the year 1787.   

May 24   On this day in history the Constitutional Convention is convened after a quorum of delegates attends in Philadelphia   

May 25   Constitutional convention opens at Phila, G Washington presiding in the year 1787.   

May 25   On this day in history constitutional convention opens at Philadelphia, George Washington presiding   

May 28   In the year 1787 johann Georg Leopold Mozart, Austrian composer, dies at 67   

May 29   In the year 1787 "Virginia Plan" proposed   

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

Jun 20   On this day in history carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63   

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

Jun 28   On this day in history henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces   

Jul 02   de Sade shouts from Bastille that prisoners are being slaughtered in the year 1787.   

Jul 04   Charles, prince de Rohan-Soubise, marshal of France, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 13   Congress establishes Northwest Territory (excludes slavery) on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 01   Alfonsus M de' Liguori, Italian theologist/bishop/saint, dies at 90 in the year 1787.   

Aug 02   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 alexander Aliabiev, composer   

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

Aug 19   W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn in the year 1787.   

Aug 22   In the year 1787 john Fitch's steamboat completes its tests, years before Fulton   

Aug 24   On this day in history james Weddell, Ostend England, Antarctic explorer (Weddell Sea)   

Aug 24   Wolfgang A Mozart completes his viola sonata in A, K526 in the year 1787.   

Sep 01   John Bake, classical composer on this day in history.   

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

Sep 12   Black Masons form 1st lodge in the year 1787.   

Sep 13   Prussian army moves into Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of john Davis, 14th and 17th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1854)   

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

Feb 16   Andreas Schelfhout, Dutch painter/etcher/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born on this day in history.   

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

Mar 08   In the year 1787 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   In the year 1787 death of ruÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711)   

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 in the year 1787.   

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   On this day in history death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)