Historical figures in 1887
The atlas holds 36 people and 58 moments here, in 1887. The most recorded lives are Grover Cleveland, José Rizal and Liliʻuokalani. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1887
2 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Queen Victoria
in 1887
1 moment here
Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 1819–1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death, and…
Rubén Darío
in 1887
1 moment here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1887
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Saint-John Perse
in 1887
1 moment here
Saint-John Perse was the pen name of Alexis Léger, a French poet and diplomat. Born in Guadeloupe, he spent formative years in Pau and Bordeaux,…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1887
2 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Sri Aurobindo
in 1887
1 moment here
Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Srinivasa Ramanujan
in 1887
1 moment here
Indian mathematician whose documented life moved between Tamil Nadu, southern India, England, and back to India.…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1887
1 moment here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1887
1 moment here
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1887
3 moments here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Walt Whitman
in 1887
1 moment here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
Moments
- 1887 Visits Washington Park in Chicago Grover Cleveland
- 1887 Birth in La Chaux-de-Fonds Le Corbusier
- 1887 Graduates from high school in Ahmedabad Mahatma Gandhi
- 1887 Transfer to The Pioneer Rudyard Kipling
- 1887 La Tosca opening at Porte Saint-Martin Sarah Bernhardt
- 1887 Birth in Erode Srinivasa Ramanujan
- 1887 Exiled to Kokushkino Vladimir Lenin
- 1887 Student demonstration in Kazan Vladimir Lenin