Historical Events In 1887

Dec 01   Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 in the year 1887.  

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   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 in the year 1887.  

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) 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   Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre) in the year 1887.  

Dec 08   Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 09   In the year 1887 mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader  

Dec 10   Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan on this day in history.  

Dec 12   Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 17   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw  

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

Dec 24   Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) in the year 1887.  

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

Dec 26   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 in the year 1887.  

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

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   Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted on this day in history.  

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

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer in the year 1887.  

Dec 30   Henry George Ley, composer on this day in history.  

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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   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 in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 01   In the year 1887 johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Jan 14   On this day in history 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   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

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

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.