Page 8: Historical Events In 1887

Sep 25   In the year 1887 may Sutton Bundy, US, 1st US woman to win Wimbledon (US 1904)   

Sep 26   Antonio Moreno, Madrid Spain, actor/director (It, Careers) in the year 1887.   

Sep 26   Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone on this day in history.   

Sep 26   In the year 1887 gramophone patented in Germany   

Sep 27   Anton Roemer, Dutch actor (Potasch & Perlemoer, Boefje) in the year 1887.   

Sep 28   Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   Gele River (Huang Ho) in China floods, kills about 1.5 million in the year 1887.   

Sep 29   On this day in history billy Bevan, Orange Australia, actor (White Sin)   

Sep 30   Start of Sherlock Holmes Adventure "Five Orange Pips" (BG) in the year 1887.   

Sep 30   In the year 1887 start of the Sherlock Holmes Adventure "The Five Orange Pips" (BG)   

Sep 30   On this day in history volunteer (US) beats Thistle (Scotland) in 8th America's Cup   

Oct 01   Balochistan conquered by the British Empire on this day in history.   

Oct 04   In the year 1887 francis Bull, Norway, writer (Norsk literature historian)   

Oct 05   Max Ackermann, German "entartet" painter on this day in history.   

Oct 06   In the year 1887 george Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)   

Oct 07   A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WW I) in the year 1887.   

Oct 07   George James Webb, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

Oct 08   On this day in history phillies set club record 16th straight victory   

Oct 10   In the year 1887 rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author   

Oct 11   A Miles patents elevator on this day in history.   

Oct 17   On this day in history gustav R Kirchhoff, German physicist (spectroscopy), dies at 63   

Oct 18   Start of Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG) on this day in history.   

Oct 18   On this day in history start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "A Case of Identity" (BG)   

Oct 20   Addison Richards, Zanesville OH, actor (Pentagon, Fighting Seabees) on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Detroit clinches best-of-15 touring World Championship with its 8th victory in Game 11 this afternoon in Baltimore, 13-3 on this day in history.   

Oct 22   In the year 1887 john Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions   

Oct 24   On this day in history victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso   

Oct 25   In the year 1887 willem CN Andriessen, Dutch composer/pianist (Beethoven)   

Oct 26   In the year 1887 detroit (NL) beats St Louis (AA) 10 games to 5 in World Series   

Oct 30   Eduardo Ciannelli, Italy, actor (Waldo-Johnny Staccato) in the year 1887.   

Oct 31   On this day in history chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, pres of Nationalist China   

Oct 31   On this day in history george Alexander Macfarren, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 31   Rimski-Korsakov's "Capricio Espagñol," premieres in St Petersburg on this day in history.   

Nov 01   On this day in history max Trapp, composer   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

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

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.