Historical Events In 1887

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

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

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

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

Feb 28   On this day in history william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

Mar 02   On this day in history american Trotting Association organized in Detroit  

Mar 02   On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

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

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

Mar 03   On this day in history anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller  

Mar 05   In the year 1887 heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)  

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

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

Mar 07   North Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 09   In the year 1887 phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)  

Mar 13   Carlos Isamitt, composer on this day in history.  

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

Mar 14   In the year 1887 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter  

Mar 15   1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) on this day in history.  

Mar 15   In the year 1887 michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)  

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

Mar 17   In the year 1887 ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician  

Mar 20   On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73  

Mar 21   In the year 1887 edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

Mar 22   Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1887 more than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW.  

Mar 23   In the year 1887 the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter  

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

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

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

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

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

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53