Page 10: Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   First indoor softball game (Chicago) in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

Dec 01   In the year 1887 sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet"   

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

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

Dec 01   Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens in the year 1887.   

Dec 02   The First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY) in the year 1887.   

Dec 05   Stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo in the year 1887.   

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer   

Dec 07   In the year 1887 ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre)   

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

Dec 09   On this day in history mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader   

Dec 10   On this day in history austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan   

Dec 12   On this day in history kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer   

Dec 15   In the year 1887 pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)   

Dec 17   On this day in history georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris   

Dec 19   In the year 1887 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

Dec 19   On this day in history jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

Dec 23   Eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad) on this day in history.   

Dec 24   In the year 1887 louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise)   

Dec 25   Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) in the year 1887.   

Dec 26   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG)   

Dec 28   Charles Dingle in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer 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   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)   

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 in the year 1887.   

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   In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

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

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53