Dashed left edge = started before August 1887 ·
Dashed right edge = ongoing beyond August 1887
Events in August 1887 2
1887US Championships 1887Men: Richard Sears · Women: Ellen HansellFirst women's US Championships. Sears' 7th consecutive title.
1887 – 1961Erwin SchrödingerQuantum PhysicistNobel laureate who developed the foundations of quantum mechanics, famous for his "cat" thought experiment.