Timeline September 1887

Events in September 1887 3

• 1811 – 1887 François Achille Bazaine (1811-1887) Died 23 September 1887, aged 76 François Achille Bazaine was a French Marshal who commanded French forces besieged at Metz during the Franco-Prussian War, surrendering with over 170,000 troops in 1870. He was later court-martialed and convicted of treason for the surrender, though he escaped from prison and lived out his life in exile in Spain. His case remains one of the most controversial in French military history.
• 1887 – 1979 Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Died 22 October 1979, aged 92 French composer and teacher Nadia Boulanger, who trained generations of leading composers including Aaron Copland, Philip Glass, and Astor Piazzolla, died in Paris. She was also one of the first women to conduct major orchestras in the US and Europe. She died on 22 October 1979.
• 1887 Yellow River floods Henan province One of the deadliest floods in recorded history The Yellow River breaches its dikes near Zhengzhou in Henan province, China, inundating thousands of square miles of farmland and towns. Estimates of the death toll range from several hundred thousand to nearly two million, from drowning, disease, and the ensuing famine. It ranks among the deadliest natural disasters ever recorded.