Historical Events Happened In 1887

Dec 01   On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  Share it »

Dec 01   On this day in history sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"  Share it »

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

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet" on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 01   Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 02   On this day in history amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens  Share it »

Dec 02   The First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Dec 06   Joseph Lamb, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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

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

Dec 10   On this day in history austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan  Share it »

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

Dec 15   On this day in history pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)  Share it »

Dec 17   Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 19   On this day in history jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw  Share it »

Dec 19   On this day in history jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw  Share it »

Dec 23   On this day in history eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)  Share it »

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

Dec 25   Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG) on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG) on this day in history.  Share it »

Dec 28   On this day in history charles Dingle  Share it »

Dec 28   On this day in history sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted  Share it »

Dec 28   On this day in history sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer knighted  Share it »

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.  Share it »

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

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  Share it »

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  Share it »

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

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

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  Share it »

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  Share it »

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  Share it »

Jan 01   On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  Share it »

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  Share it »

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  Share it »

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

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  Share it »

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  Share it »

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  Share it »

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  Share it »