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Countries:     Australia - Canada - Germany - Ireland - New Zealand - Norway - South Africa - U. The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 Events and Trends Technology The invention of the prototype telephone by Alexander G Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1887 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1887 in architecture involved some significant events The year 1887 in art involved some significant events Events Walter Crane illustrates "The Architecture of Art" (included The year 1887 in literature involved some significant new books Events Awards Works published Robert Browning, Parleyings with Certain People George Meredith, Ballads Events Published popular music "Angels Without Wings" w The year 1887 in Science and Technology involved many significant events listed below Baseball World Series - Detroit NL defeats St Louis AA 10 games to 5 Events February events February 4 - The Interstate Commerce Act in the United States is signed into law creating the Interstate See also 1886 in Australia, other events of 1887, 1888 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1886 in Canada, other events of 1887, 1888 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events 29 January The Dublin newspaper known as The Union is founded Incumbents Regal and Vice Regal Head of State - Queen Victoria Governor – Lieutenant-General Sir William Jervois See also 1886 in South Africa, other events of 1887, 1888 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. S. - UK

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Year 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil 3rd Marquess of Salisbury 1886 state leaders - Events of 1887 - 1888 state leaders - State leaders by year ---- France Obock and Tadjoura - # Léonce Lagarde, Commandant of Obock and Tadjoura ( 1884 - 1887) Roman numerals are a Numeral system originating in ancient Rome, adapted from Etruscan numerals. This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Saturday ( Dominical letter B) The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today This is the Calendar for any Common year starting on Thursday ( Dominical letter D) The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita

Contents 1 Events of 1887 1.1 January - March 1.2 April - June 1.3 July - September 1.4 October - December 1.5 Undated 2 Births 2.1 January - June 2.2 July - December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December

Events of 1887

January - March

• January 6 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting in the capture of Harar a few days later. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12 Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King ' Abd Allah II ibn 'Ali 'Abd ash-Shakur, also known as Amir Hajji 'Abdu'llahi II ibn 'Ali 'Abdu's Shakur, was the last Emir of Harar from 1884 (or 1885 Harar (var Harrar, Hārer, Harer; Adari) is an eastern city in Ethiopia, and the capital of the modern Harari The Battle of Chelenqo was an engagement fought on 6 January 1887 between the army of Shewa under Negus Menelik II and Emir Shewa ( Ge'ez ሽዋ šawā, modern šewā also spelled Shoa) is a historical region of Ethiopia For other uses see Negus (disambiguation Negus ( Ge'ez gez ንጉሥ, Amharic; cf Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG, ( Ge'ez ምኒልክ baptized as Sahle Maryam ( August 17, 1844 &ndash December 12
• January 11 - Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the French Academy of Medicine by Dr. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Louis Pasteur (27 December 1822 – 28 September 1895 a French Chemist and Microbiologist, is best known for remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that Académie Nationale de Médecine, or National Academy of Medicine was created in 1820 by king Louis XVIII at the urging of baron Antoine Portal. Joseph Grancher.
• January 20 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu.
• January 21
  • The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Official NameAmateur Athletic Union of the United States Incorporated (AAU
  • Brisbane receives a daily rainfall of 465 millimetres - a record for any Australian capital city. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

• January 24 - Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian troops defeat Italians. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled The Battle of Dogali was fought on January 24, 1887 between Italy and Ethiopia in Dogali (near Massawa, in present-day Eritrea NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• January 28 - In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA, the largest snowflakes on record are reported. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted A winter storm is an event in which the dominant varieties of precipitation are forms that only occur at cold Temperatures such as Snow or Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "Snowfall" redirects here For other uses see Snow (disambiguation or Snowfall (disambiguation. They are 15 inches (38cm) wide and 8 inches (20cm) thick.
• February 2 - In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, the first Groundhog Day is observed. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Punxsutawney is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, 84 miles (129 km northeast of Pittsburgh. Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in United States and Canada on February 2.
• February 5 - The Giuseppe Verdi opera Otello premieres at La Scala. Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto Otello is an Opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian Libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeare 's play The Teatro alla Scala (or La Scala, as it is known in Milan, Italy, is one of the world's most famous Opera houses The theatre was
• February 8 - Dawes Act, or General Allotment Act, is enacted. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Dawes Act was enacted on February 8, 1887 and named after its sponsor U
• February 23 - The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000 along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable The French Riviera (Côte d'Azur Occitan: Còsta Azzura) is one of the most famous resort areas in the world extending along the Mediterranean Sea west An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer
• February 26 - At the SCG, George Lohmann becomes the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed The Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG is a sports Stadium in Sydney. George Lohmann (June 2 1865 in London – December 1 1901 in Worcester Western Cape, South Africa) is regarded as one the greatest bowlers Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations
• March 3 - Anne Sullivan begins teaching Helen Keller. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Anne Sullivan Macy, born Johanna Mansfield Sullivan, ( April 14, 1866 &ndash October 20, 1936) was a Teacher best Helen Adams Keller (June 27 1880 – June 1 1968 was an American Author, Activist and lecturer
• March 4 - Gottlieb Daimler unveils his first automobile. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist
• March 7 - North Carolina State University is established as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus North Carolina State University at Raleigh is a public, Coeducational extensive Research University located in Raleigh North Carolina
• March 13 - Chester Greenwood patents earmuffs. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Chester Greenwood (1858-1937 of Farmington Maine invented the earmuff in 1873 at the age of 15 Earmuffs are objects designed to cover a person's Ears for Protection.
• March 19 - Henry Cogswell College established by Henry D. Cogswell. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Dr Henry Daniel Cogswell ( March 3, 1820 &ndash July 8 1900) was a Dentist and a crusader in the Temperance movement. Dr Henry Daniel Cogswell ( March 3, 1820 &ndash July 8 1900) was a Dentist and a crusader in the Temperance movement.

April - June

• April 4 - Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler ( March 17, 1834 - March 6, 1900) was an Engineer, Industrial designer and Industrialist Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Argonia is a city in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. The population was 534 at the 2000 census. Susanna "Dora" Madora Salter ( March 2, 1860 &ndash March 17, 1961) was a U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• May 3 - Earthquake in Sonora, Mexico. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Sonora is one of the 31 federal states of Mexico and is located in the northwest of the country The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.
• May 9 - Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show opens in London. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26 1846 &ndash January 10 1917 was an American soldier bison hunter and Showman. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• May 14 - The cornerstone of the new Stanford University, in northern California, is laid (opened in 1891). Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• June 8 - Herman Hollerith receives a patent for his punch card calculator. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Herman Hollerith ( February 29, 1860 &ndash November 17, 1929) was a German-American statistician who developed a A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive
• June 18 - The Reinsurance Treaty is closed between Germany and Russia. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Reinsurance Treaty ( June 18 1887) was an attempt by Bismarck to continue to ally with Russia after the League of the Three Emperors Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• June 21 - Britain celebrates a Golden Jubilee, marking the 50th year of Queen Victoria's reign. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland [1]
• June 23 - The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish The Rocky Mountains Park Act was enacted on June 23, 1887 by the Parliament of Canada, establishing Banff National Park which was then known Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Banff National Park (ˈbæmf is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Canadian Rockies. [2]
• June 28 - Minot, North Dakota is incorporated as a city. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Minot (ˈmaɪnɒt) is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States.

July - September

• July 12 - Odense Boldklub, Danish football team is founded as Odense Cricket club. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Odense Boldklub (also known as Odense BK or the more common used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the town of Odense
• July 26 - L. L. Zamenhof publishes "Dr. Esperanto's International Tongue". Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Ludwig Lazarus Zamenhof (ˈzɑːmɨnhɒf in English born Eliezer Samenhof December 15 1859 &ndash April 14 1917 was an ophthalmologist, Philologist The Unua Libro ( First Book) was the first publication to describe the international language Esperanto (then called Lingvo Internacia, "international
• August - U. S. National Institutes of Health is founded at the Marine Hospital, Staten Island, NY, as the Laboratory of Hygiene. "NIH" redirects here For other meanings of NIH see NIH (disambiguation. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name
• August 13 - Hibernian FC defeat Preston North End to win the "Championship of the World" after the two teams win the Association football Cup competitions in their respective countries. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Hibernian Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
• September 5 - Theatre Royal, Exeter, England burns down, 186 people killed. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. The Theatre Royal Exeter was the name of several theatres situated in the City centre of Exeter, Devon, England in the England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

October - December

• October 1 - British Empire takes over Balochistan. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus is by far the most widely spoken constructed International auxiliary language in the world Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Balochistan or Baluchistan is an arid Region located in the Iranian Plateau in Southwest
• November - Results of the Michelson-Morley experiment are published, indicating that the speed of light is independent of motion. The Michelson–Morley experiment, one of the most important and famous experiments in the History of physics, was performed in 1887 by Albert Michelson and
• November 3 - Associação Académica de Coimbra, students' union of the University of Coimbra in Portugal, is founded. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. This article is for the student's union of the University of Coimbra for its autonomous professional football organization see Associação Académica de Coimbra - O A students' union, student government, student senate, students' association, or guild of students is a Student Organization The University of Coimbra (UC ( Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra, pron Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
• November 10 - Louis Lingg, sentenced to be hanged for his alleged role in the Haymarket Riot bomb, kills himself by dynamite. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Louis Lingg ( September 9, 1864 November 10, 1887) was a German Anarchist who committed Suicide while in Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr
• November 11 - August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George Engel, Michael Schwab, and Samuel Fielden hanged for inciting riot and murder in the Haymarket Riot of May 4, 1886. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare August Vincent Theodore Spies ( December 10, 1855 &ndash November 11, 1887) was an Anarchist labor activist hanged under doubtful Albert Richard Parsons (June 20 1848 - November 11 1887 was an anarchist labor activist hanged under doubtful circumstances following a bomb attack on police at the Haymarket Riot Adolph Fischer (1858 November 11, 1887) was an Anarchist and Labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot. George Engel ( April 15, 1836 Cassel, Germany - November 11, 1887) was an Anarchist and Labor union Michael Schwab ( August 9, 1853 – June 29, 1898) was a German-American labor organizer and one of the defendants in the Haymarket Square Samuel Fielden ( February 25, 1847 - February 7, 1922) was a socialist, anarchist and labor activist who was Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• November 13 - Bloody Sunday. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St For other incidents referred to by this name see Bloody Sunday. Police clash with pro-Irish independence protesters.

• December 25 - Glenfiddich single malt Scotch whisky first produced. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian The Glenfiddich Distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch Whisky distillery owned by William Grant & Sons in

Undated

• Teachers College, later part of Columbia University, is founded. Rankings According to US News & World Report, Teachers College Columbia University currently ranks as the #1 Graduate Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.
• Thomas Stevens is 1st man to bicycle around the world. Thomas Stevens ( December 24, 1854, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire England - 1935 was the first person to circle the globe by Bicycle The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind
• Gramophone is patented by Emile Berliner. The phonograph, or gramophone, was the most common device for playing recorded Sound from the 1870s through the 1980s Emile Berliner ( May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German -born American Inventor, best known for developing
• The New Gate is built in Jerusalem. The New Gate ( Arabic: Bab al-Jedid; Hebrew: HaSha'ar HeChadash) is the newest gate in Jerusalem's Old City Walls, built in 1898 Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
• Comptometer patented by Dorr Eugene Felt. A Comptometer is a type of mechanical (or electro-mechanical Adding machine.
• The first All-Ireland Hurling and Football Finals are held. Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic Gaelic football ( Irish: Peil, Peil Ghaelach, or Caid) commonly referred to as " football " is a form of Football
• Japan annexes Iwo Jima. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese
• Zululand becomes a British colony. Zululand, the Zulu -dominated area of northern KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, extends along the coast of the Indian Ocean from the Tugela
• Yellow river floods in China: 900,000 dead. The Yellow River or Huang He / Hwang Ho ( Hatan Gol Queen river) is the second-longest river in China (after the Yangtze River) and the The Yellow River ( Huang He) in China is prone to flooding due to the broad expanse of largely flat land around it
• Construction of Spandau Prison in Berlin is completed. Spandau Prison was a Prison situated in the borough of Spandau in western Berlin, constructed in 1876 and demolished in Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• Heinrich Hertz discovers electromagnetism. Heinrich Rudolf Hertz ( February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory Electromagnetism is the Physics of the Electromagnetic field: a field which exerts a Force on particles that possess the property of
• US congress passes the Interstate Commerce Act. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Interstate Commerce Commission (or ICC) was a Regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 which was signed
• Adolf Eugen Fick invents the contact lens, made of a type of brown glass. Adolf Eugen Fick (1 April 1829 in Kassel Germany – 21 August 1901 in Blankenberge Flanders) was a German physiologist usually credited A contact lens (also known simply as a contact) is a corrective, cosmetic, or therapeutic lens usually placed on the Cornea
• A. G. Edwards founded by General Albert Gallatin Edwards

1887 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1887 MDCCCLXXXVII
Ab urbe condita	2640
Armenian calendar	1336 ԹՎ ՌՅԼԶ
Bahá'í calendar	43 – 44
Berber calendar	2837
Buddhist calendar	2431
Burmese calendar	1249
Chinese calendar	4523/4583-12-8 (丙戌年十二月初八日) — to — 4524/4584-11-17 (丁亥年十一月十七日)
Coptic calendar	1603 – 1604
Ethiopian calendar	1879 – 1880
Hebrew calendar	5647 – 5648
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1942 – 1943
- Shaka Samvat	1809 – 1810
- Kali Yuga	4988 – 4989
Holocene calendar	11887
Iranian calendar	1265 – 1266
Islamic calendar	1304 – 1305
Japanese calendar	Meiji 20 (明治20年)
Korean calendar	4220
Thai solar calendar	2430
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Births

January - June

• January 1 - Wilhelm Canaris, head of German military intelligence in World War II (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Wilhelm Franz Canaris ( January 1, 1887 &ndash April 9, 1945) was a German Admiral and head of the Abwehr 1945)
• January 3 - August Macke, German painter (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. August Macke ( January 3, 1887 &ndash September 26, 1914) was one of the leading members of the German Expressionist group 1914)
• January 10 - Robinson Jeffers, American poet (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. John Robinson Jeffers ( January 10 1887 &ndash January 20 1962) was an American Poet, known for his work about the central 1962)
• January 19 - Alexander Woollcott, American intellectual (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Alexander Humphreys Woollcott ( January 19, 1887 &ndash January 23, 1943) was an American critic and commentator for The New Yorker 1943)
• January 21 - Maude Davis, Oldest Person in the World (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Maud(e Davis Farris-Luse ( January 21, 1887 &ndash March 18, 2002) was an American Supercentenarian and the A supercentenarian (sometimes hyphenated as super-centenarian) is someone who has reached the age of 110 Years or more something achieved by only one in 2002)
• January 22 - Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Helen Lyman commonly known as Helen Hoyt or Helen Hoyt Lyman ( January 22, 1887 &ndash August 2, 1972)was an American 1972)
• January 23 - Dorothy Payne Whitney, American-born philanthropist and social activist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Dorothy Payne Whitney ( January 23, 1887 &ndash 1968 was an American -born social activist and philanthropist and a member of the prominent Whitney 1968)
• January 28 - Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-born pianist and conductor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Arthur Rubinstein KBE ( January 28 1887 &ndash December 20 1982) was a Polish - American pianist who is widely 1982)
• February 1 - Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Charles Bernard Nordhoff ( February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947) was an English -born American Novelist and traveler 1947)
• February 2 - Pat Sullivan, Australian director and producer of animated films (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Pat Sullivan or Patrick Sullivan may be Pat Sullivan (film producer Pat Sullivan (American football Pat 1933)
• February 3 - Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Georg Trakl ( February 3, 1887 – November 3, 1914) was a pre-eminent Austrian poet 1914)
• February 4 - Sheila Kaye-Smith, English writer (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Sheila Kaye-Smith ( 4 February 1887 – January 14 1956) was an English writer known for her many novels set in the borderlands of Sussex 1955)
• February 6 - Josef Frings, Archbishop of Cologne (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Josef Richard Cardinal Frings ( February 6, 1887 &mdash December 17, 1978) was a German Prelate of the 1978)
• February 10 - John Franklin Enders, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead John Franklin Enders ( February 10 1897 &ndash September 8 1985) was an American medical scientist and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1985)
• February 11
  • Ernst Hanfstängl, German-born pianist and U. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl ( Munich, February 2, 1887 - November 6, 1975) worked for both Franklin Delano Roosevelt S. politician (d. 1975)
  • John van Melle, Dutch-born writer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John van Melle ( February 11, 1887, Goes - November 8, 1953) was the Pen name of a Dutch -born South African 1953)
• February 17 - Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Leevi Antti Madetoja ( February 17, 1887 &ndash October 6, 1947) was a Finnish Composer. 1947)
• February 20 - Vincent Massey, Governor-General of Canada (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Charles Vincent Massey PC CC CH CD FRSC ( February 20, 1887 – December 30, The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 1967)
• February 26
  • Grover Cleveland Alexander, baseball player (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Grover Cleveland "Old Pete" Alexander ( February 26, 1887 - November 4, 1950) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher 1950)
  • William Frawley, American actor (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Clement Frawley ( February 26, 1887 – March 3, 1966) was an American stage Entertainer, screen 1966)
• March 4 - Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Violet MacMillan ( March 4, 1887 – December 29, 1953) was an American Actress in Broadway theatre productions 1953)
• March 5 - Heitor Villa-Lobos, Brazilian composer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5 1887 &ndash November 17 1959 was a Brazilian Composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America 1959)
• March 9 - Phil Mead, English cricketer (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. "Philip Mead" redirects here Philip Mead is also the fictional President of the United States in the year 2052 in the Video game Deus Ex 1958)
• March 14 - Sylvia Beach, American publisher in Paris (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Sylvia Beach ( March 14 1887 – October 5 1962) born Nancy Woodbridge Beach in her father's Parsonage in Baltimore 1952)
• March 14 - Charles Reisner, American silent actor and film director (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Charles "Chuck" Reisner ( March 14 1887 - September 24 1962) was an American Film director and Actor 1962)
• March 22 - Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Leonard Marx, known as Chico, ( March 22, 1887 &ndash October 11, 1961) was one of the Marx Brothers. 1961)
• March 23 - Juan Gris, Spanish-born painter and graphic artist (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. José Victoriano González-Pérez ( March 23, 1887 – May 11, 1927) better known as Juan Gris, was a Spanish 1927)
• March 23 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 1967)
• March 24 - Fatty Arbuckle, American actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle ( March 24 1887 &ndash June 29 1933) was an American Silent film Comedian 1933)
• April 10 - Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Bernardo Alberto Houssay ( April 10, 1887 &ndash September 21, 1971) was an Argentine Physiologist who in 1947 with The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1971)
• April 15 - Mike Brady, American golfer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Michael Joseph "Mike" Brady ( April 15, 1887 &ndash December 3, 1972) was an American Professional golfer. 1972)
• May 2 - Eddie Collins, baseball player (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr ( May 2 1887 &ndash March 25 1951) nicknamed "Cocky" was an American Second baseman 1951)
• May 5 - Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Geoffrey Francis Fisher Baron Fisher of Lambeth GCVO, PC ( May 5, 1887 &ndash September 15, 1972) was Archbishop The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1972)
• May 10 - Mir Ghotbeddin Mohammad Angha, 40th master of Oveyssi Sufi order (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Sufism ( تصوّف - taṣawwuf, Persian: صوفی‌گری sufigari, Turkish: tasavvuf, Urdu: تصوف 1962)
• May 11 - Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian-born pianist (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Paul Wittgenstein ( May 11, 1887 &ndash March 3, 1961) was an Austrian born Pianist. 1951)
• May 25 - Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian saint (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Pio of Pietrelcina ( 25 May, 1887 – 23 September 1968) was a Capuchin Priest from Italy who is venerated as 1968)
• May 26 - Paul Lukas, Hungarian-born actor (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Paul Lukas ( May 26, 1895 - August 15, 1971) was a Hungarian Academy Award and Golden Globe -winning 1971)
• May 31 - Saint-John Perse, French diplomat and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Saint-John Perse (pseudonym of Alexis Léger, also Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) ( 31 May, 1887 &ndash 20 September, 1975 The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1975)
• June 2 - Orrick Johns, American poet and playwright (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Orrick Glenday Johns (born June 2, 1887 - July 8, 1946) was an American Poet and Playwright and was part of 1946)
• June 22 - Julian Huxley, British biologist (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS ( 22 June 1887 &ndash 14 February 1975) was an English Evolutionary biologist 1975)
• June 25 - George Abbott, American playwright (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians George Francis Abbott ( June 25, 1887 - January 31, 1995) was an American Theater producer and director, Playwright 1995)

July - December

• July 7 - Marc Chagall, Russian-born painter (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Marc Chagall (מאַרק שאַגאַל&lrm Belarusian: Мойша Захаравіч Шагалаў Mojša Zaharavič Šagałaŭ; Russian: Марк 1985)
• July 16 - Shoeless Joe Jackson, baseball player (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Joseph Jefferson Jackson ( July 16, 1888 &ndash December 5, 1951) nicknamed "Shoeless Joe", was an American 1951)
• July 18 - Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian politician and traitor (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Vidkun Abraham Lauritz Jonssøn Quisling (18 July 1887 – 24 October 1945 was a Norwegian army Officer and politician 1945)
• July 22 - Gustav Hertz, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Gustav Ludwig Hertz ( July 22 1887, Hamburg &ndash October 30 1975, Berlin) was a German Experimental The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1975)
• July 28 - Marcel Duchamp, French-born artist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Marcel Duchamp (maʀsɛl dyˈʃɑ̃ (28 July 1887 &ndash 2 October 1968 was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist 1968)
• July 29 - Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-born composer (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Sigmund Romberg, born Zsigmond Romberg ( July 29, 1887, Nagykanizsa − November 9, 1951 1951)
• August 3 - Rupert Brooke, British war poet (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as Chaucer) was an English Poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World 1915)
• August 12 - Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1961)
• August 13 - Julius Freed, American inventor and banker (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Julius Freed ( August 13, 1887 &ndash April 23, 1952) was an American banker mechanical engineer and amateur pigeon racer 1952)
• August 15 - Edna Ferber, American novelist (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Edna Ferber ( August 15 1885 - April 16 1968) was an American novelist, Author and Playwright 1968)
• August 17
  • Emperor Karl I of Austria (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli "Karl I" redirects here For the prince of Liechtenstein see Karl I of Liechtenstein. 1922)
  • Marcus Garvey, American publisher, entrepreneur, and Pan Africanist (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist Pan-Africanism is a Sociopolitical World view, and Philosophy, as well as a movement which seeks to unify both Native Africans and those of 1940)
• August 24 - Harry Hooper, baseball player (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Harry Bartholomew Hooper ( August 24, 1887 &ndash December 18, 1974) was a Major League Baseball player in the early 20th century 1974)
• September 1 - Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Frédéric Louis Sauser ( September 1, 1887 &ndash January 21, 1961) better known as Blaise Cendrars, was a Swiss novelist and poet 1961)
• September 3 - Frank Christian, American jazz musician (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Frank Joseph Christian ( September 3, 1887 &ndash November 27, 1973) was an early Jazz Trumpeter. 1973)
• September 13
  • Lavoslav Ružička, Croatian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Lavoslav Stjepan Ružička ( September 13, 1887 &ndash September 26, 1976) was a Croatian scientist winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1976)
  • Kamato Hongo, last verified living person born in 1887. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. was a Japanese Supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person from March 2002 until her death (d. 2003)
• September 16 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and composition teacher (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Nadia Boulanger (September 16 1887 &ndash October 22 1979 was an influential French Composer, conductor, and Music professor 1979)
• September 26 - Edwin Keppel Bennett, British writer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Edwin Keppel Bennett, nom de plume: Francis Bennett ( September 26, 1887 &mdash June 13, 1958) was an English 1958)
• September 28 - Avery Brundage, American sports official (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Avery Brundage ( September 28 1887 &ndash May 8 1975) was an American athlete sports official art collector and philanthropist 1975)
• October 1 - Violet Jessop, RMS Titanic survivor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Violet Constance Jessop ( 2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an Ocean liner stewardess and nurse who achieved fame by surviving Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 1971)
• October 5 - René Cassin, French judge, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople This article is about the person named René Cassin for the human-rights group named after him see CCJO René Cassin. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1976)
• October 6 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, who chose to be known as Le Corbusier ( October 6, 1887 – August 27, 1965) was a Swiss 1965)
• October 8 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian-born actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Huntley Gordon ( October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec. 1956)
• October 22 - John Reed, American journalist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus John "Jack" Silas Reed ( October 22, 1887 &ndash October 19, 1920) was an American Journalist, Poet 1920)
• October 31 - Chiang Kai-shek, 1st ～ 5th President of the Republic of China (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Chiang Kai-shek ( POJ: Chiúⁿ Kài-se̍k Jyutping: zoeng2gaai3sek6 GCB ( October 31, 1887 &ndash 1975)
• November 1 - L. S. Lowry, English painter (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Laurence Stephen Lowry (1 November 1887 – 23 February 1976 was an English Artist born on Barrett Street Stretford, Lancashire. 1976)
• November 6 - Walter Johnson, baseball player (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Walter Perry Johnson ( November 6, 1887 – December 10, 1946) nicknamed "The Big Train" was an American right-handed 1946)
• November 10 - Arnold Zweig, German writer (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Arnold Zweig ( 10 November 1887 &ndash 26 November 1968) was a German Writer and anti-war activist 1968)
• November 15 - Georgia O'Keeffe, American Woman Painter (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Georgia Totto O'Keeffe (November 15 1887—March 6 1986 was an American Artist She is associated with the American Southwest where she found artistic inspiration 1986)
• November 17 - Bernard Montgomery, World War II British commander (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn 1976)
• November 19 - James B. Sumner, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land James Batcheller Sumner ( November 19, 1887 &ndash August 12, 1955) was an American Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1955)
• November 23 - Boris Karloff, English actor (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s 1967)
• December 12 - Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Kurt Magnus Atterberg ( December 12 1887 &ndash February 15 1974) was a Swedish composer 1974)
• December 13 - Alvin Cullum York, American war hero during World War I (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Alvin Cullum York (December 13 1887 &ndash September 2 1964 was a United States Soldier, famous as a World War I hero World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All 1964)
• December 22 - Srinivasa Aaiyangar Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies 1920)
• date unknown - Pauline Sabin, American activist for repeal of prohibition in U. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Pauline Sabin (1887-1955 founded the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform (WONPR in 1929 in Chicago convinced that Prohibition was causing widespread This article discusses the repeal of (alcohol Prohibition in the United States. S. (d. 1955)

Deaths

January - June

• February 26 - Anandi Gopal Joshi, first Indian woman doctor (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Anandi Gopal Joshi (or Anandibai) ( March 31, 1865 - February 26, 1887) was the first Indian woman to obtain a medical degree 1865)
• February 27 - Alexander Borodin, Russian composer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) ( &ndash) was a Russian Composer 1833)
• March 8 - Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and reformer (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. This is an article about Henry Beecher the American clergyman 1813)
• March 24 - Ivan Kramskoi, painter (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi ( June 8 (OS May 27 1837 - April 6 (O 1837)
• March 28 - Ditlev Gothard Monrad, Danish politician (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Ditlev Gothard Monrad ( November 24 1811 &ndash March 28 1887) was a Danish Politician and Bishop 1811)
• April 23 - John Ceiriog Hughes, Welsh poet (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at John Ceiriog Hughes ( September 25, 1832 - April 23, 1887) was a Welsh poet and well-known collector of Welsh folk 1832)
• May 8 - Aleksandr Ulyanov, Russian revolutionary, brother of V. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Aleksandr Ilyich Ulyanov ( Russian: Александр Ильич Ульянов 1866 &ndash May 8, 1887) was a Russian Revolutionary I. Lenin (b. 1866)
• May 14 - Lysander Spooner, American philosopher and abolitionist (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the 1808)
• June 10 - Richard Lindon, Inventor of the Rugby Ball, the India-rubber inflatable bladder and the Brass Hand Pump for the same (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Richard Lindon ( 30 June, 1816 - 10 June, 1887) was instrumental in the development of the modern-day rugby football 1816)

July - December

• July 8 - John Wright Oakes, Landscape painter (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 John Wright Oakes ( 9 July, 1820 – 8 July, 1887) was an English landscape painter Painting (pān'tīng in Art, is the practice of applying Color to a Surface (support base such as e 1820)
• July 17 - Dorothea Dix, American social activist (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Dorothea Lynde Dix ( April 4, 1802 &ndash July 17, 1887) was an American activist on behalf of the Indigent Insane 1802)
• July 25 - John Taylor, American religious leader (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler John Taylor ( November 1, 1808 &ndash July 25, 1887) was the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1808)
• August 8 - Alexander William Doniphan, American lawyer and soldier (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Alexander William Doniphan ( July 9, 1808 &ndash August 8, 1887) was a noted 19th century American politician and soldier 1808)
• August 19 - Alvan Clark, telescope manufacturer (b. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Alvan Clark ( March 8, 1804 &ndash August 19, 1887) born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the descendant of a Cape Cod whaling 1804)
• August 20 - Jules Laforgue, French poet (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Jules Laforgue (French ʒyl laˈfɔʀg ( Montevideo, 16 August 1860 – Paris, 20 August 1887) was a French 1860)
• October 17 - Gustav Kirchhoff, German physicist (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Gustav Robert Kirchhoff ( March 12, 1824 &ndash October 17, 1887) was a German Physicist who contributed to the fundamental 1824)
• October 21 - Bernard Jauréguiberry, admiral (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Jean Bernard Jauréguiberry ( 26 August 1815 - 21 October 1887) was a French Admiral and statesman 1815)
• November 2 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Autograf Jenny Lind Goldschmidt Nordisk familjebokpng|thumb|left|Autograph of Jenny Lind after her February 5 1852 marriage to Otto Goldschmidt 1820)
• November 8 - Doc Holliday, American gambler and gunfighter (b. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration John Henry "Doc" Holliday ( August 14, 1852 &ndash November 8, 1887) was an American dentist 1851)
• November 19 - Emma Lazarus, American poet (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Emma Lazarus ( July 22, 1849 &ndash November 19, 1887) was an American Poet born in New York City. 1859)
• November 28 - Gustav Fechner, experimental psychologist (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Gustav Theodor Fechner ( April 19, 1801 &ndash November 28, 1887) was a German experimental Psychologist. 1801)
• December 5 - Eliza Roxcy Snow, American poet (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Eliza Roxcy Snow Young ( January 21, 1804 &ndash December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the 1804)

Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

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