Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   In the year 1887 first indoor softball game (Chicago)   

Dec 01   In the year 1887 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" on this day in history.   

Dec 01   On this day in history sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet"   

Dec 01   On this day in history sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet"   

Dec 01   Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao in the year 1887.   

Dec 02   Amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens in the year 1887.   

Dec 02   In the year 1887 the First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY)   

Dec 05   On this day in history stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo   

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer   

Dec 07   Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   On this day in history vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

Dec 09   On this day in history mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader   

Dec 10   Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan on this day in history.   

Dec 12   Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris in the year 1887.   

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw in the year 1887.   

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw in the year 1887.   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

Dec 25   Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) in the year 1887.   

Dec 26   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Dec 27   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG)   

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG) in the year 1887.   

Dec 28   On this day in history charles Dingle   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted in the year 1887.   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer knighted on this day in history.   

Dec 29   On this day in history kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

Dec 30   On this day in history henry George Ley, composer   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53