Historical Events In 1887

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

Feb 26   In the year 1887 george Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG  

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) on this day in history.  

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   American Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa on this day in history.  

Mar 03   In the year 1887 american Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA  

Mar 03   In the year 1887 anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller  

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

Mar 06   Henri Gagnon, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 08   Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes in the year 1887.  

Mar 08   Everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes in the year 1887.  

Mar 08   In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

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

Mar 09   Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer  

Mar 13   In the year 1887 chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs  

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

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

Mar 15   Michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith) on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

Mar 17   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician on this day in history.  

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

Mar 21   Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

Mar 22   On this day in history chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)  

Mar 23   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 23   The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter in the year 1887.  

Mar 24   On this day in history oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey)  

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

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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   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1887 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