Historical Events In 1887

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

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101 in Chatsworth, Illinois on this day in history.   

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

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Nadia Boulanger, conductor (1st woman to conduct Boston Symphony) on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history charles I, last emperor of Austria-Hungary (1916-18)   

Aug 17   Franz Commer, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history nico J Polak, Dutch economist   

Aug 21   Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants! in the year 1887.   

Aug 23   Jo Sternheim, Dutch actor/playwright in the year 1887.   

Aug 25   Olav Fartein Valen, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer in the year 1887.   

Aug 27   On this day in history wilhelm Volkmar, composer, dies at 74   

Aug 28   Daniel Zamudio, composer on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1887 adam Kuckhoff, writer   

Aug 31   In the year 1887 friedrich A Paneth, Austrian/British chemist   

Aug 31   In the year 1887 thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures)   

Sep 01   On this day in history blaise Cendrars, [Frederic Sauser-Hall], Swiss poet/writer   

Sep 01   Dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Giovanni Gronchi, president of Italy in the year 1887.   

Sep 12   On this day in history george Georgescu, composer   

Sep 14   On this day in history friedrich T Vischer, German philosopher/writer (Auch einer), dies   

Sep 14   In the year 1887 karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   On this day in history jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet   

Sep 15   Phila celebrates 100th anniversary of US Constitution in the year 1887.   

Sep 16   Hans/Jean Arp, French/Swiss painter/poet/sculptor on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Lodewijk de Vocht, composer on this day in history.   

Sep 22   On this day in history hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel)   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53