Historical Events In 1887

Dec 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet"  

Dec 01   In the year 1887 sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao  

Dec 02   Amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens on this day in history.  

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

Dec 05   In the year 1887 stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo  

Dec 06   Joseph Lamb, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 08   Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 10   In the year 1887 austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan  

Dec 12   Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 15   In the year 1887 pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)  

Dec 26   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 in the year 1887.  

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

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

Dec 28   Charles Dingle in the year 1887.  

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

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

Dec 29   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

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

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

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

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

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