Historical Events For 1887

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

Dec 01   In the year 1887 sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"  

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   On this day in history sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao  

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

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

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

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

Dec 07   Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre) in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 09   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 19   In the year 1887 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw  

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw on this day in history.  

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

Dec 24   Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) on this day in history.  

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

Dec 26   On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

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

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

Dec 28   On this day in history charles Dingle  

Dec 28   In the year 1887 sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted  

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

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

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