Timeline November 1887

Events in November 1887 8

• 1820 – 1887 Jenny Lind (1820-1887) Died 2 November 1887, aged 67 Jenny Lind was a Swedish operatic soprano known as the "Swedish Nightingale," celebrated for her performances across Europe and a highly successful American tour promoted by P.T. Barnum in the early 1850s. She later retired from the stage to focus on charitable work and teaching. She died in England, where she had settled.
• 1849 – 1887 Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) Died 19 November 1887, aged 38 Emma Lazarus was an American poet best known for her sonnet "The New Colossus," written to help raise funds for the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. Its closing lines, including "Give me your tired, your poor," later became closely associated with American immigration. She was also an early advocate for Jewish refugees fleeing persecution in Russia.
• 1887 Heinrich Hertz confirms existence of electromagnetic waves Experimental proof of Maxwell's theory Physicist Heinrich Hertz conducts experiments at the University of Karlsruhe demonstrating the existence of electromagnetic waves, confirming predictions made by James Clerk Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism. He generates and detects radio waves using a spark-gap transmitter and receiver. The discovery lays the groundwork for wireless telegraphy and radio technology.
• 1887 – 1976 L.S. Lowry (1887-1976) Died 23 February 1976, aged 88 L. S. Lowry, the English painter known for industrial scenes of northern England populated by simplified 'matchstick' figures, died in Glossop. His work captured the urban landscapes of Salford and Manchester during the twentieth century. A major retrospective of his paintings followed his death.
• 1887 Haymarket anarchists executed in Chicago Four men hanged following 1886 bombing convictions Four anarchists convicted in connection with the 1886 Haymarket Square bombing are hanged in Chicago after appeals fail, despite international protests over the fairness of their trial. The executions make martyrs of the men within the international labor movement. The case later inspires the designation of May Day as an international workers' holiday.
• 1887 – 1986 Georgia O'Keeffe Modernism · USA Georgia O'Keeffe (November 15, 1887 – March 6, 1986) was an American Modernist painter known for her large-scale close-ups of flowers and New Mexico landscapes. She lived to 98 and is considered the mother of American modernism.
• 1887 – 1969 Boris Karloff (1887-1969) English actor, born William Henry Pratt, whose Frankenstein's monster made him the defining star of classic horror films.
• 1887 Boris Karloff born in London Boris Karloff is born in London.