Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

Dec 01   Pavel Ivanovich Dulgorukov, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history the first lighthouse, built at Kinnaird Head, Fraserburgh, by Thomas Smith and Robert Stevenson, lit.   

Dec 06   In the year 1787 laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

Dec 10   On this day in history thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf   

Dec 12   Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution on this day in history.   

Dec 15   In the year 1787 charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic   

Dec 18   New Jersey becomes 3rd state to ratify constitution in the year 1787.   

Dec 22   Rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar in the year 1787.   

Dec 28   Hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao in the year 1787.   

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

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 in the year 1787.   

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

Feb 12   Ruggiero Boscovich, Ital physicist/astronomer/philosopher, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Feb 13   RuÄ‘er BoÅ¡ković, Croatian scientist and diplomat (b. 1711) died in the year 1787.   

Mar 02   In the year 1787 jean SOME Allamand, French theologist/natural philosopher, dies at 73   

Mar 11   On this day in history maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45   

Apr 01   Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) died on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died on this day in history.   

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