Historical Events In 1887

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

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 02   In the year 1887 amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens  

Dec 02   The First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY) in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 06   In the year 1887 joseph Lamb, composer  

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

Dec 12   On this day in history kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer  

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

Dec 19   On this day in history 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) in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53