Historical Events In 1887

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) in the year 1887.   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF) in the year 1887.   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km in the year 1887.   

Jan 05   In the year 1887 1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University   

Jan 06   `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 16   Cliff House damaged when schooner "Parallel"'s powder cargo explodes in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1887 alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner)   

Jan 20   The U.S. Senate approves a proposal to lease the port of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for use as a naval base in the year 1887.   

Jan 20   US Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor on this day in history.   

Jan 20   In the year 1887 uS Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 21   On this day in history alfred Henry Ackley, composer   

Jan 21   In the year 1887 amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms   

Jan 25   In the year 1887 diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)   

Jan 26   In the year 1887 battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   In the year 1887 battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians   

Jan 26   On this day in history enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

Jan 27   On this day in history carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)   

Jan 28   In the year 1887 england all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   On this day in history england all out for 45 vs Australia SCG, their lowest total ever   

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 29   On this day in history albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)   

Feb 01   On this day in history dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) in the year 1887.   

Feb 01   Harvey Wilcox of Ks subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern Calif & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood) in the year 1887.   

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed on this day in history.   

Feb 03   Carlo Jachino, composer in the year 1887.   

Feb 03   In the year 1887 to avoid disputed national elections, Congress creates Electoral Count Act   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53