Historical Events Apr 12 Philadelphia's Free African Society forms Apr 16 1st American comedy, "The Contrast," makes its debut in NYC Events in 1787 Famous Birthdays Apr 13 John Robertson, American politician, born in Petersburg, Virginia (d. 1873) Apr 19 Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary, born in Dutchess County, New York (d. 1837) Apr 26 Ludwig Uhland, German writer, born in Tübingen, Württemberg (d. 1862) Born in 1787 Famous Deaths Apr 1 Floyer Sydenham, English classical scholar (b. 1710) Apr 2 Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican Jesuit teacher and writer, dies at 55 Apr 2 Thomas Gage, British general (b. 1719) Mar 1787 History by Year May 1787 What Happened in 1787 How Australia Was BornMay 13, 1787 Constitution of the United StatesSeptember 17, 1787
