Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG in the year 1887.  

Feb 26   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

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

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

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 06   On this day in history henri Gagnon, composer  

Mar 07   In the year 1887 heino Eller, composer  

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   In the year 1887 everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

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

Mar 08   On this day in history the telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.  

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

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   In the year 1887 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   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician in the year 1887.  

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   In the year 1887 chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)  

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

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

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

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) in the year 1887.  

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

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 13   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

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

Feb 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.