Page 10: Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   inaugural indoor softball game (Chicago)   

Dec 01   Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

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

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes inaugural appears in print "A Study In Scarlet"   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes inaugural appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet".   

Dec 01   Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao.   

Dec 02   Amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens   

Dec 02   The inaugural public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY).   

Dec 05   Stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo.   

Dec 06   Joseph Lamb, composer   

Dec 07   Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre)   

Dec 08   Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

Dec 09   Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader.   

Dec 10   Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan.   

Dec 12   Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer.   

Dec 15   Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)   

Dec 17   Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris.   

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw.   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)   

Dec 24   Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

Dec 25   Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels).   

Dec 26   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40.   

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG).   

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG).   

Dec 28   Charles Dingle.   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, inaugural British race horse trainer knighted.   

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer   

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm canaris: German admiral/head german military intelligence   

Jan 03   Helen parkhurst: Us educator (education on the dalton plan)   

Jan 03   August macke: German painter   

Jan 10   Robinson jeffers: Us, poet/playwright (tamar & other poems, medea)   

Jan 11   Aldo leopold: Founder (wilderness society)   

Jan 13   George gurdjieff: Armenian-greek mystic    

Jan 16   John hamilton: Penn, actor (perry white-superman)   

Jan 17   Ola raknes: Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist   

Jan 01   Johan hendrik koelman: Portrait painter,   

Jan 07   Abraham i van lier: Dutch actor/director (gran theatre),    

Jan 14   Friedrich von amerling: Austrian painter,    

Jan 17   William giblin: Premier of tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen wood: English author (pomeroy abbey),   

Feb 15   Alexander borodin: Composer,    

Feb 19   Eduard douwes dekker: Dutch writer (max havelaar),    

Feb 27   Alexander porfir'yevich borodin: Russian composer,