Historical figures in 1887
The atlas holds 16 people and 21 moments here, in 1887. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Sarah Bernhardt and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
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.…
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…
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…
Dmitri Mendeleev
in 1887
2 moments here
Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1887
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1887
1 moment here
German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Franz Kafka
in 1887
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Anton Chekhov
in 1887
1 moment here
Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…
Nikola Tesla
in 1887
1 moment here
Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
James Joyce
in 1887
1 moment here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Le Corbusier
in 1887
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1887
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
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.…
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…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1887
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Helen Keller
in 1887
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1887 British Association meeting Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1887 Boarding at Nelson College Ernest Rutherford
- 1887 Moves to Mikulášská Street Franz Kafka
- 1887 Childhood at the Grandview farm Harry S. Truman
- 1887 Family move to Bray James Joyce
- 1887 Tesla Electric Company laboratory Nikola Tesla
- 1887 Conducting debut at the Bolshoi Theatre Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1887 Summer retreat at Belle-Île Sarah Bernhardt
- 1887 Anne Sullivan arrives at Ivy Green Helen Keller
- 1887 Moved into Sagamore Hill with Edith Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
- 1887 Visit to Taganrog Anton Chekhov
- 1887 Stay in Tiflis Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1887 Balloon ascent for solar-eclipse observation Dmitri Mendeleev
- 1887 Entered Kazan University Vladimir Lenin
- 1887 Final arrival in Venice Friedrich Nietzsche
- 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 Exiled to Kokushkino Vladimir Lenin
- 1887 Student demonstration in Kazan Vladimir Lenin