Page 4: Historical Events In 1787

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

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

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

Dec 07   On this day in history delaware becomes 1st state to ratify constitution   

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   In the year 1787 pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to ratify US constitution   

Dec 15   Charles Cowden Clarke, English editor/Shakespearean critic in the year 1787.   

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

Dec 22   In the year 1787 rasmus Rask, Denmark, language scholar   

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   In the year 1787 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 in the year 1787.   

Feb 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Maximilian JLP Gardel, French ballet dancer/choreographer, dies at 45 in the year 1787.   

Apr 01   On this day in history death of floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710)   

Apr 02   Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) died in the year 1787.   

May 10   In the year 1787 death of william Watson, English physician and scientist (b. 1715)