Timeline July 1887

Events in July 1887 6

• 1812 – 1887 Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) Died 14 July 1887, aged 75 Alfred Krupp was a German industrialist who transformed his family's steelworks in Essen into one of the world's largest arms manufacturers, supplying cannon and armaments to numerous nations. Under his leadership, Krupp became synonymous with German heavy industry and military technology. He was known for paternalistic labor policies alongside aggressive business expansion.
• 1887 Michelson-Morley experiment conducted Failed detection of the luminiferous ether Physicists Albert Michelson and Edward Morley perform their interferometer experiment at Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, attempting to detect Earth's motion through the hypothetical luminiferous ether. The experiment finds no significant difference in the speed of light in different directions, contradicting ether theory predictions. The null result later becomes key evidence supporting Einstein's special relativity.
• 1887 Wimbledon 1887 Men: Herbert Lawford · Women: Lottie Dod Lottie Dod, age 15, began her Wimbledon dominance. The youngest Wimbledon champion ever.
• 1887 Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg becomes Prince of Bulgaria Elected by the Bulgarian National Assembly Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha is elected Prince of Bulgaria by the Bulgarian National Assembly, filling the throne vacated by Alexander of Battenberg's abdication. His election is not initially recognized by the Great Powers, including Russia. He rules Bulgaria until 1918, later taking the title of Tsar.
• 1887 – 1985 Marc Chagall Surrealism · Belarus / France Marc Chagall (July 7, 1887 – March 28, 1985) was a Russian-French artist whose dreamlike, colourful paintings drew on Jewish folklore and his Belarusian childhood. He lived to 97 and worked across painting, stained glass and tapestry.
• 1887 – 1945 Vidkun Quisling The Traitor A collaborator who led a puppet regime under Nazi occupation; his name became a synonym for "traitor."