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Adolph Fischer
1887Nov, 11

Adolph Fischer

Adolph Fischer, German-American printer and activist (b. 1858)
Adolph Fischer (1858 – November 11, 1887) was an anarchist and labor union activist tried and executed after the Haymarket Riot.

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Events on 1887

  • 20Jan

    Pearl Harbor

    The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Harbor as a naval base.
  • 2Feb

    Groundhog Day

    In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
  • 10Apr

    Pope Leo XIII

    On Easter Sunday, Pope Leo XIII authorizes the establishment of the Catholic University of America.
  • 28Apr

    Guillaume Schnaebelé

    A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
  • 11Nov

    Haymarket affair

    August Spies, Albert Parsons, Adolph Fischer and George Engel are executed as a result of the Haymarket affair.