1887

1887

First production of Glenfiddich.

Ethiopia mops the floor with the Italians.

Largest snowflakes ever fall on Fort Keogh, Montana. They are 15 inches (38cm) wide and 8 inches (20cm) thick.

First observation of Groundhog Day.

Earmuffs patented.

Esperanto invented.

Electromagnetism discovered by Heinrich Hertz.

born: Fatty Arbuckle, Marc Chagall, Erwin Schrödinger, Marcus Garvey, Le Corbusier.

died: Doc Holliday.

Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol, op. 34