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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) in the year 1887.  

Mar 02   American Trotting Association organized in Detroit in the year 1887.  

Mar 02   August W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47 on this day in history.  

Mar 03   American Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa in the year 1887.  

Mar 03   In the year 1887 american Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA  

Mar 03   In the year 1887 anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller  

Mar 05   Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz) in the year 1887.  

Mar 06   Henri Gagnon, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 07   North Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly on this day in history.  

Mar 08   On this day in history everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

Mar 08   On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

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   On this day in history phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)  

Mar 13   In the year 1887 carlos Isamitt, composer  

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

Mar 14   George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter on this day in history.  

Mar 15   1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) in the year 1887.  

Mar 15   Michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith) in the year 1887.  

Mar 16   Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1887.  

Mar 17   In the year 1887 ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician  

Mar 20   In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73  

Mar 21   Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor on this day in history.  

Mar 22   Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) in the year 1887.  

Mar 23   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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   In the year 1887 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   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

Feb 19   On this day in history 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