Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG on this day in history.  

Feb 26   George Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) in the year 1887.  

Mar 02   American Trotting Association organized in Detroit in the year 1887.  

Mar 02   August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history american Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa  

Mar 03   American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller in the year 1887.  

Mar 05   Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz) in the year 1887.  

Mar 06   On this day in history henri Gagnon, composer  

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer in the year 1887.  

Mar 07   On this day in history north Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly.  

Mar 08   On this day in history everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

Mar 08   Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.  

Mar 08   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 08   In the year 1887 the telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.  

Mar 09   Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) in the year 1887.  

Mar 13   On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer  

Mar 13   Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs on this day in history.  

Mar 14   George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter in the year 1887.  

Mar 15   In the year 1887 1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)  

Mar 15   On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)  

Mar 16   In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 17   On this day in history ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician  

Mar 20   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

Mar 22   Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) in the year 1887.  

Mar 23   On this day in history anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)  

Mar 23   More than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW on this day in history.  

Mar 23   On this day in history the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter  

Mar 24   In the year 1887 oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey)  

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed first Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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