What Happened In October 1887 - Historical Events 1887 October

Historical Events for October, 1887

1st » Shizuichi Tanaka, Japanese general (d. 1945)
5th » René Cassin, French judge and academic, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
5th » Manny Ziener, German actress (d. 1972)
6th » Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (d. 1965)
8th » Huntley Gordon, Canadian-American actor (d. 1956)
12th » Paula von Preradović, Croatian-Austrian author and poet (d. 1951)
13th » Jozef Tiso, Slovak priest and politician, President of Slovakia (d. 1947)
15th » Frederick Fleet, English sailor (d. 1965)
20th » Prince Yasuhiko Asaka of Japan (d. 1981)
21st » Mihkel Müller, Estonian wrestler (d. 1970)
21st » Krishna Singh (politician) known as Krishna Singh, Indian politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (d. 1961)
22nd » John Reed (journalist) or John Reed, American journalist and poet (d. 1920)
24th » Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen consort of Spain (d. 1969)
24th » Octave Lapize, French cyclist (d. 1917)
30th » Sukumar Ray, Indian-Bangladeshi author, poet, and playwright (d. 1923)
31st » Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese general and politician, 1st List of Presidents of the Republic of China named President of the Republic of China (d. 1975)
31st » Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player and lacrosse player (d. 1970)