What Happened In September 1887 In History

Historical Events for September, 1887

• 5th » A fire at Theatre Royal in Exeter, England kills 186.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1887

• 1st » Blaise Cendrars, Swiss author and poet (d. 1961)
• 3rd » Frank Christian (trumpeter) e.g Frank Christian, American trumpet player (Original New Orleans Jazz Band) (d. 1973)
• 3rd » Manfred Toeppen, American water polo player (d. 1968)
• 4th » Roy William Neill, Irish-English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1946)
• 7th » Edith Sitwell, English poet and critic (d. 1964)
• 9th » Alf Landon, American lieutenant, banker, and politician, 26th Governor of Kansas (d. 1987)
• 10th » Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (d. 1978)
• 10th » Kenneth Mason (geographer) or Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (d. 1976)
• 10th » Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (d. 1961)
• 13th » Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976)
• 14th » Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist and composer (d. 1934)
• 15th » Carlos Dávila, Chilean journalist and politician, President of Chile (d. 1955)
• 16th » Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (d. 1979)
• 19th » Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1972)
• 19th » Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (d. 1943)
• 22nd » Bhaurao Patil, Indian educator and activist (d. 1959)
• 26th » Edwin Keppel Bennett, English author and poet (d. 1958)
• 26th » Antonio Moreno, Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
• 26th » Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (d. 1979)
• 28th » Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (d. 1975)
• 30th » Lil Dagover, Indonesian-German actress (d. 1980)

Famous Deaths for September 1887

• 16th » Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (b. 1841)
• 29th » Bernhard von Langenbeck, German surgeon and academic (b. 1810)

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