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1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1887 - Events. January 6 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting with the capture of Harar a few days later. ...

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1887 - January. January 1 - Wilhelm Canaris, head of German military intelligence in World War II (d. 1945) January 3 - August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) January 19 - Alexander Woollcott, American intellectual (d. 1943) January 21 - Maude Davis, Oldest Person in the World (d. 2002) January 28 - Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-born pianist ...

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1887 - January. January 6 - `Abd-allah II of Harar opens the Battle of Chelenqo with an attack on the camp of the Shewan army of Negus Menelik II early in the morning; prepared for the assault, the Negus orders a counter-attack which routs the enemy, resulting with the capture of Harar a few days later. January 20 - The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base. January 21 - The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is formed January 21 - Brisbane receives ...

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