Rule of India
Declared Empress of India by Disraeli
Historical events in 1887
127 historical records
January 18874 historical events
President of Switzerland
Begins a one-year term as President of the Swiss Confederation.
Rule of Pearl Harbor
The US Senate approves an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base
Birth of Arthur Rubenstein
Birth of Arthur Rubenstein
February 188719 historical events
Constitution of USA
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Election
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Electoral Count Act
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Legislation
Congress creates the Electoral Count Act to avoid disputed national elections
Interstate Commerce Act
The Interstate Commerce Act creates federal regulation of railroad rates and practices.
Legislation
Senator Henry Dawes sponsores the Dawes Severalty Act that authorizes the survey of Indian territories in the West, in order that the commonly held tribal lands might be broken up into property allotments of 40 to 160 acres
Allotment
The Dawes Act authorizes division of reservation land into individual allotments.
Dawes Act
Senator Henry Dawes sponsors the General Allotment Act, authorizing allotment of tribal lands to individual Native Americans.
Dawes Act
The General Allotment Act is named for Senator Henry Dawes of Massachusetts.
Native American Policy
The Dawes Act seeks assimilation through individual landholding and changes in tribal land tenure.
Rule of Indian Territories
The Dawes Act permits reservation land to be broken into allotments while surplus land can pass from tribal control.
Treaty of Mediterranean
Agreed between powers maintaining the status quo in the Mediterranean against Turkey
Agreement of Mediterranean
Agreement between the powers maintaining the Mediterranean status quo against Turkey
Death of Alexander Borodin
Death of Alexander Borodin
Birth of Nikos Kazantzakis
Birth of Nikos Kazantzakis
Edmunds-Tucker Act
The 49th US Congress passes the Edmunds-Tucker Act which womens suffrage
Franchise
The 49th US Congress passes the Edmunds-Tucker Act which womens suffrage
Legislation
The 49th US Congress passes the Edmunds-Tucker Act which womens suffrage
Birth of Mary Ellen Chase
Birth of Mary Ellen Chase
March 18874 historical events
Editor
William Randolph Hearst appointed "Proprietor" of the SF Examiner newspaper
Chief Secretary
Appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland
Legislation
Irish Crimes Bill, trial by jury is suspended
Reform of Jury System
Irish Crimes Bill, trial by jury is suspended
April 18875 historical events
FA Cup Final Goal
Hunter scores Villa's second goal in the 1887 FA Cup final.
First FA Cup Victory
Hunter captains Aston Villa to its first FA Cup after defeating West Bromwich Albion.
First FA Cup Final Goal
Hodgetts scores Aston Villa's first goal in an FA Cup final.
Conference of Commonwealth
A meeting of Imperial Prime Minister's held in London
Plot
Parnell says the Times letter linking him to the Phoenix Park murders is a forgery. Accused by the British newspaper The Times of support for the brutal murders in May 1882 of the Chief Secretary for Ireland, Lord Cavendish and the Under Secretary Burke in Dublins Phoenix Park
May 18872 historical events
1st Daimler
1st Daimler takes to the road
Invention of Automobile
1st Daimler takes to the road
July 18872 historical events
Liberal Party Origins
Participates in the political movement that becomes the Liberal Party tradition.
Birth of Vidkun Quisling
Birth of Vidkun Quisling
August 18875 historical events
Reform of Housing
The Congested Districts Board is set up to ease housing problems
President of Venezuela
Appointed acting President of Venezuela
Birth of Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schr”dinger
Birth of Erwin Rudolf Josef Alexander Schr”dinger
Death of Jules Laforgue
Death of Jules Laforgue
Reform of Legal System
Allows courts to revise unjust rents
September 18875 historical events
Colorado Party Foundation
Helps found the National Republican Association known as the Colorado Party.
Purchase of Alaska
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2m
Rule of Alaska
Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2m
Birth of Courtney Hicks Hodges
The Germans are able to hold the region until they launched their final major, last-ditch offensive on the Western Front, into the Ardennes
Western Front
The Germans are able to hold the region until they launched their final major, last-ditch offensive on the Western Front, into the Ardennes
October 18873 historical events
First Ministers Conference
Hosts provincial leaders to discuss provincial autonomy.
Birth of Lothar Rendulic
Born in Wiener Neustadt
Birth of Chiang Kai-Shek to a prosperous rural family Chekiang
Birth of Chiang Kai-Shek to a prosperous rural family Chekiang
November 188713 historical events
Celtic Football Club Founded
Leads the charitable initiative that formally constitutes Celtic Football Club at St Mary's Church Hall.
Bloody Sunday
Deploys police against the prohibited demonstration.
Bloody Sunday
His government faces criticism after police violence in Trafalgar Square.
Bloody Sunday
Is arrested during the London protest.
Bloody Sunday
Is arrested after the Trafalgar Square confrontation.
Bloody Sunday
Speaks during the London protest crisis.
Bloody Sunday
Protests against police violence after the Trafalgar Square clash.
Bloody Sunday
Leads protesters during the Trafalgar Square confrontation.
Bloody Sunday
Leads unemployed and Irish nationalist demonstrators in London.
Bloody Sunday
Witnesses the protest and police confrontation.
Birth of Bernard Law Montgomery
Born at St Mark's Vicarage, Kennington, London.
Birth of Fritz Erich von Manstein
Birth of Fritz Erich von Manstein
Birth of Ernst Rohm
Birth of Ernst Rohm, son of a civil servant
December 18871 historical events
Succeeds as Archbishop of Armagh
Logue succeeds to the Archdiocese of Armagh and becomes Primate of All Ireland after serving as coadjutor archbishop.
Northern Frontier Agreement
An Anglo-Russian agreement defines much of Afghanistan's northern boundary during Abdur Rahman's reign.
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Union Civica Radica, 1st term
Union Civica
Appointed Party Leader of the Union Civica Radica, 1st term
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Union Civica
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Union Civica Party
Birth of Charles I
Birth of Charles I, grand nephew of Franz Josef
Mach Number Research
Advances experimental study of supersonic flow and velocity ratios.
Supersonic Shock Waves
Photographs shock waves produced by projectiles moving faster than sound.
Succession
Succeeeds as King of Bulgaria
Attorney General
Appointed Prime Attorney General of Quebec
Mayor
Appointed Mayor of Montreal
Minister without Portfolio
Appointed minister without portfolio
Premier of Quebec
Appointed Premier of Quebec
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Liberal Party
President of Colombia
Appointed President of Kampuchea, 3rd term
Karl Marx Okonomische Lehren
Publication of "Karl Marx Okonomische Lehren"
Toussaint Galabru
Publication of "Toussaint Galabru"
Engineer
Joins the French project as it shifts toward a lock canal design
Chamber of Deputies
Appointed Member of Chamber of Deputies for Lorraine
President of France
Appointed fourth President of the Republic
Birth of Geo Lefevre
Birth of Geo Lefevre
Conductor
Takes over conducting Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen from an ill Arthur Nikisch, firmly establishing his reputation among critics and public alike
Budget
Passes a Septennial Act increasing the military budget. Creates ne taxes for liquor & sugar & increasing taxes on grains
Election
The Free Conservatives & National Liberals win 220 out of 375 seats
Treaty of Reinsurance
A supplementary protocol promises German support for Russia in the Dardanelles
Birth of eldest son
Fourth eldest son of William II
On the Genealogy of Morality
Nietzsche publishes On the Genealogy of Morality.
Leipzig Physics Studies
Studies physics in Leipzig during his early scientific training.
A Study In Scarlet
Publication of "Micah Clarke". Publication of "A Study In Scarlet", first of the Sherlock Holmes stories
Micah Clarke
Publication of "Micah Clarke". Publication of "A Study In Scarlet", first of the Sherlock Holmes stories
Education
Scott attends the Royal Naval College at Greenwich
Royal Naval College
Scott attends the Royal Naval College at Greenwich
First White Star Command
Receives his first White Star Line command and begins a long career as one of the company's captains.
Name
called "Bloody Balfour" by Irish Nationalists
Birth of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton
Birth of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton
Privy Council of Ireland
Appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland
Quote
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
Facts for Socialists
Publication of "Facts for Socialists"
Facts
Publication of "Facts for Socialists"
Davy Medal Recognition
Receives the Davy Medal for work on the periodic law, formally recognising his earlier contribution to identifying recurring relationships among the elements.
Manchester Ship Canal Construction Commences
Construction began on the large waterway planned to allow seagoing vessels to reach inland Manchester. The project contributed to an expanding network of engineering expertise.
Captain
Appointed Captain
Education
Gandhigoes to University College London to train as a barrister
University College London
Gandhigoes to University College London to train as a barrister
Othello
Composes, "Othello"
Gold Redemption Restricted
Italian issuing banks increasingly restrict practical redemption of notes in gold as foreign capital retreats and financial pressure builds.
Prime Minister of Italy
Appointed Prime Minister of Italy, first term, pursues expansionist Colonial policy
Coup
Saigo Takamori, a samurai statesman from Kyushu, led a bloody rebellion against the national Government which he helped create
National Government
Saigo Takamori, a samurai statesman from Kyushu, led a bloody rebellion against the national Government which he helped create
Prime Minister of Japan
Appointed Prime Minister of Japan, 1st term
E8
Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, recognizes a mathematical structure called E8, which contains 248 dimensions, it takes 120 years to solve
Arrest of Josef Klemens Pilsudski
Given 5 yrs in Siberia on the false charge of conspiring to assassinate Alexander III
Esperanto
The artificial international language called Esperanto is introduced in a pamphlet published by Polish ophthalmologist Dr. Lazarus Ludwig Zamenhof
Drama
A theatre manager called Korsh commissions Chekhov to write a play, the result being Ivanov, written in a fortnight
Pushkin Prize
Writes a story collection At Dusk (V Sumerkakh) winning Chekhov the coveted Pushkin Prize "for the best literary production distinguished by high artistic worth"
Assassination Plot
Police uncover a student plot to assassinate him before the conspirators can carry out their planned attack.
Execution of Alexander Ulyanov
Allows the execution of convicted assassination conspirators, including Alexander Ulyanov, elder brother of Vladimir Lenin.
German Financial Tensions
Faces worsening financial relations with Germany as restrictions on Russian securities encourage closer economic ties with France.
Birth of Charles-Edouard Le Corbusier
Birth of Charles-Edouard Le Corbusier
Invention of Contact Lenses
Eugen Fick, a Swiss physician, publishes the results of experiments with glass lenses that fit over the entire eye, the first contact lenses
Senate Reelection
Reelected to a third Senate term from Massachusetts.
Relativity, Theory of
Morley works with Michelson on the ether drift experiment later treated as an important background to special relativity
Relativity, Theory of
Michelson carries out interferometer measurements that challenge the idea of a stationary luminiferous ether
Invention of Camera
Frank Brownell, the maker of George Eastmans roll holder, creates for Eastman a simple box camera, Eastman names it "Kodak" and patents the name with the camera