Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois   

Aug 10   In the year 1887 excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois)   

Aug 12   In the year 1887 thomas Edison makes the first sound recording   

Aug 14   In the year 1887 marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937)   

Aug 14   In the year 1887 richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) in the year 1887.   

Aug 17   In the year 1887 charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

Aug 17   On this day in history franz Commer, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 18   In the year 1887 nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! on this day in history.   

Aug 23   On this day in history jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright   

Aug 25   In the year 1887 olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   In the year 1887 luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer   

Aug 27   In the year 1887 wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 28   In the year 1887 daniel Zamudio, composer   

Aug 30   Adam Kuckhoff, writer on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist in the year 1887.   

Aug 31   On this day in history thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

Sep 01   In the year 1887 yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 in the year 1887.   

Sep 07   Edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels) in the year 1887.   

Sep 09   On this day in history alfred M Landon, (R-Ks) pres candidate (1932, 1936)   

Sep 10   On this day in history giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy   

Sep 12   George Georgescu, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies in the year 1887.   

Sep 14   On this day in history karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution on this day in history.   

Sep 16   On this day in history hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor   

Sep 21   In the year 1887 lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   In the year 1887 hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1887.   

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

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

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

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