Historical Events In 1887

May 10   Jacobus C Bloem, Dutch poet (Sintels) in the year 1887.   

May 11   In the year 1887 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25   

May 12   On this day in history nandor Zsolt, composer   

May 13   15th Preakness: William Donohue aboard Dunboyne wins in 2:39.25 on this day in history.   

May 16   Bull Montana, Vogliera Italy, actor (Brass Buttons, Victory) in the year 1887.   

May 18   Emmanuel Chabriers opera "Le Roi Malgré Luis," premieres in Paris in the year 1887.   

May 18   Ernst Wiechert, writer in the year 1887.   

May 21   Mabel Taliaferro, NYC, actress (Sentimental Tommy, My Love Come Back) on this day in history.   

May 23   On this day in history 1st transcontinental train arrives in Vancouver, BC   

May 23   On this day in history ludwig Mathias Lindeman, composer, dies at 74   

May 24   Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants E Afr Assn at East African harbors on this day in history.   

May 24   Sultan Bargash of Zanzibar grants East African Association at East African harbors on this day in history.   

May 25   On this day in history gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die   

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in New York state in the year 1887.   

May 26   Racetrack betting becomes legal in NY state in the year 1887.   

May 27   Coenraad J van Houten, Dutch cocoa manufacturer, dies at 86 in the year 1887.   

May 27   In the year 1887 emiel van der Straeten, Flemish playwright (Sudanese legends)   

May 28   Hank Mann, NYC, actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road) in the year 1887.   

May 30   In the year 1887 alexander Archipenko, Ukraine sculptor/lithographer   

May 31   On this day in history saint-John Perse, France, poet/diplomat (Nobel 1960) [or Mar 31]   

Jun 01   Clive Brook, London England, actor/director (List of Adrian Messenger) in the year 1887.   

Jun 03   On this day in history emil Axman, composer   

Jun 05   Ruth Benedict, US, anthropologist (Patterns of Culture) on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1887 ruth Benedict, anthropoligist   

Jun 07   Monotype type-casting machine patented by Tolbert Lanston, Wash DC in the year 1887.   

Jun 07   On this day in history william Walraven, Dutch journalist/writer (Indian Daily)   

Jun 08   A Borrelly discovers asteroid #268 Adorea on this day in history.   

Jun 08   Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator in the year 1887.   

Jun 09   21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5 in the year 1887.   

Jun 12   Gustav Weber, composer, dies at 41 on this day in history.   

Jun 13   Bruno Frank, writer in the year 1887.   

Jun 15   In the year 1887 carlisle D Graham survives 2nd ride in Niagara waterfall in barrel   

Jun 18   Blanche Yurka, St Paul MN, actress (Taxi, Tale of 2 Cities) in the year 1887.   

Jun 18   In the year 1887 the Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.   

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

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

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

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.