Historical Events In 1887

Dec 01   In the year 1887 albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78  

Dec 01   On this day in history sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"  

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

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

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer  

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

Dec 08   Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer on this day in history.  

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   Jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw in the year 1887.  

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 24   Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) in the year 1887.  

Dec 25   On this day in history conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)  

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

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

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

Dec 28   Charles Dingle on this day in history.  

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted on this day in history.  

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

Dec 29   In the year 1887 kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer  

Dec 30   In the year 1887 henry George Ley, composer  

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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 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   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

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

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.