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   On this day in history laurens Pieter van de Speigel appointed Dutch pension advisor   

Dec 07   In the year 1787 delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution   

Dec 07   Delaware becomes first state to ratify constitution on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Phila, pioneer of educating the deaf on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution in the year 1787.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1787 hermanus J Abbring, Dutch writer/engineer on Curacao   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1787 birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

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

Feb 23   Emma Willard, US, opens school for young ladies (Hall of Fame) was born in the year 1787.   

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   On this day in history arthur Middleton, US farmer (signed Decl of Independence), dies at 44   

Feb 12   In the year 1787 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   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   In the year 1787 death of thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719)   

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