Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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   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   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 in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 08   In the year 1887 vicente Emilio Sojo, composer  

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   In the year 1887 kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer  

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

Dec 17   In the year 1887 georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris  

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

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

Dec 23   In the year 1887 eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)  

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

Dec 25   In the year 1887 conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)  

Dec 26   In the year 1887 jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40  

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

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

Dec 28   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

Dec 29   On this day in history kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer  

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

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

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

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

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   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   In the year 1887 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.