Page 3: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   On this day in history george Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG   

Feb 26   On this day in history george Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG   

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

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   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller on this day in history.   

Mar 05   Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz) on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1887 henri Gagnon, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history heino Eller, composer   

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

Mar 08   Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 09   Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) in the year 1887.   

Mar 13   Carlos Isamitt, composer in the year 1887.   

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

Mar 14   George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter in the year 1887.   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)   

Mar 16   Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor in the year 1887.   

Mar 22   On this day in history chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)   

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

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

Mar 23   The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

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

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

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