Page 7: Historical Events In 1887

Aug 09   Abraham Schierbeek, Dutch biologist (Swammerdam) in the year 1887.   

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

Aug 10   Excursion train crashes killing 101. (Chatsworth, Illinois) in the year 1887.   

Aug 12   Thomas Edison makes the first sound recording on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Marija Leiko, Latvian film actress (d.1937) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   Richard Jeffries, naturalist/essayist, dies in the year 1887.   

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   Nico J Polak, Dutch economist on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history olav Fartein Valen, composer   

Aug 26   Luis Abraham Delgadillo, composer on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history adam Kuckhoff, writer   

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

Aug 31   Thomas A Edison patents Kinetoscope, (produces moving pictures) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 01   In the year 1887 dutch Amateur Photography Cooperation established   

Sep 01   Yellow River flood in China killing 2,000,000 people in the year 1887.   

Sep 05   Gas lamp at Theater Royal in Exeter catches fire killing about 200 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history edith L Sitwell, English poetess/author (Wheels)   

Sep 09   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history karl Taylor Compton, physicist/atomic bomb scientist   

Sep 15   Jean/Hans Arp, French/Swiss statues artist/poet in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history lodewijk de Vocht, composer   

Sep 22   Hobart Cavanaugh, US, actor (Border Town, Black Angel) on this day in history.   

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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   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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   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   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.