Historical Events For 1887

Dec 01   Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 in the year 1887.  

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

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

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet" in the year 1887.  

Dec 01   On this day in history 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   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   Joseph Lamb, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 07   On this day in history ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre)  

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

Dec 09   Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 12   In the year 1887 kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer  

Dec 15   Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe) in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

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

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

Dec 27   In the year 1887 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG)  

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

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

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

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   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   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

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

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   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.