Page 10: Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   On this day in history first indoor softball game (Chicago)   

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

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet" on this day in history.   

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

Dec 01   In the year 1887 sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao   

Dec 02   In the year 1887 amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens   

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   In the year 1887 joseph Lamb, composer   

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

Dec 08   On this day in history vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

Dec 09   In the year 1887 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   Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe) in the year 1887.   

Dec 17   In the year 1887 georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) in the year 1887.   

Dec 24   On this day in history louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

Dec 25   In the year 1887 conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)   

Dec 26   On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40   

Dec 27   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG)   

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG) on this day in history.   

Dec 28   Charles Dingle on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1887 sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted   

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

Dec 29   On this day in history kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

Jan 10   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

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