Historical Events In 1887

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

Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

Jan 04   On this day in history thomas Stevens is first man to bicycle around the world (San Francisco-San Francisco); 21,700km   

Jan 05   1st US school of librarianship opens at Columbia University on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

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

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history uS Senate approves naval base lease of Pearl Harbor   

Jan 20   US Senate approves the naval base lease of Pearl Harbor in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   Alfred Henry Ackley, composer in the year 1887.   

Jan 21   Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) forms in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 26   Battle of Dogali Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians on this day in history.   

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

Jan 26   Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist in the year 1887.   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) in the year 1887.   

Jan 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 lily Theresa Strickland, composer   

Jan 29   Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect in the year 1887.   

Feb 01   On this day in history harvey Wilcox of Kansas subdivides 120 acres he owned in Southern California & starts selling it off as a real estate development (Hollywood)   

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

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   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 16   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.