Historical Events In 1887

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

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1887 thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world (SF-SF)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history 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   Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians in the year 1887.   

Jan 26   In the year 1887 enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist   

Jan 27   Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) on this day in history.   

Jan 28   England all out for 45 v Aust SCG, their lowest total ever in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 28   Lily Theresa Strickland, composer on this day in history.   

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) on this day in history.   

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

Feb 02   In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed in the year 1887.   

Feb 03   Carlo Jachino, composer on this day in history.   

Feb 03   On this day in history 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   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   On this day in history 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.