Page 4: Historical Events In 1887

Mar 24   In the year 1887 roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, San Jose CA, actor (Keystone comedies)   

Mar 24   The birth of Fatty Arbuckle, American silent film actor on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1887 ditler G Monrad, Danish bishop/premier (1863-..), dies at 75   

Mar 28   Rudolf F W Boskaljon, Curacao, musician/composer on this day in history.   

Mar 30   Albert P Termote, Flemish/Dutch sculptor (Charles the Great) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   On this day in history jose Maria Usandizaga, composer   

Apr 01   Leonard Bloomfield, US linguist on this day in history.   

Apr 02   Juneau Alaska the US seizes Canadian sealing ships in North Pacific (boy they sure pick on us) in the year 1887.   

Apr 04   On this day in history susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia KS)   

Apr 04   In the year 1887 susanna Medora Salter elected 1st US woman mayor (Argonia, KS)   

Apr 05   On this day in history anne Sullivan teaches "water" to Helen Keller   

Apr 08   On this day in history walter Connolly, Cincinnati OH, actor (Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl)   

Apr 10   On this day in history bernardo A Houssay, Argentine physiologist (Nobel 1947)   

Apr 10   On this day in history president Abraham Lincoln's re-buried with his wife in Springfield Il   

Apr 11   Pyotr Petrovich Sokal'sky, composer, dies at 54 in the year 1887.   

Apr 12   Henrik Ibsen's "Rosmersholm," premieres in Oslo on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "Reigate Squires" (BG) in the year 1887.   

Apr 21   Lillian Walker, Brooklyn NY, entertainer in the year 1887.   

Apr 26   Cardston, Alberta Joseph Ora Card and a small group of Mormons found the community that will become Cardston, Alberta; on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Huntsville Electric Co established to sell electricity on this day in history.   

Apr 26   Huntsville Electric Co forms to sell electricity on this day in history.   

Apr 28   Carl Ferdinand Pohl, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Apr 30   On this day in history 1st game played at Broad & Huntingdon St Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10   

Apr 30   On this day in history friedrich Wilhelm Markull, composer, dies at 71   

May 01   In the year 1887 alan Gordon Cunningham, Irish/Brit gen/director of Palestine (1945-48)   

May 02   Edward Collins, NY, Hall of Fame baseball infielder (White Sox, A's) in the year 1887.   

May 02   On this day in history g Rossini's corpse transfered to Santa Croce, Florence   

May 02   In the year 1887 hannibal W Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film   

May 03   In the year 1887 in the Sonora, Mexico region a 7.4 earthquake ruptured the Pitaycachi fault   

May 05   Estelle Hemsley, Boston MA on this day in history.   

May 07   In the year 1887 henri Pourrat, French writer (Gaspard of the Montagnes)   

May 08   On this day in history alexander Ulyanov, brother of Lenin/hanged for assassination of tsar   

May 09   In the year 1887 buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London.   

May 09   Jules Van de Leene, Belgian writer in the year 1887.   

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

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

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.   

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

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

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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