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   George Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 27   James D Innes, English painter in the year 1887.  

Feb 28   On this day in history william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

Mar 02   In the year 1887 american Trotting Association organized in Detroit  

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   American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller on this day in history.  

Mar 05   In the year 1887 heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)  

Mar 06   On this day in history henri Gagnon, composer  

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1887 everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes  

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   On this day in history the telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton.  

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

Mar 13   Carlos Isamitt, composer on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs  

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

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

Mar 15   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73  

Mar 21   In the year 1887 edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

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

Mar 23   On this day in history anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)  

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) in the year 1887.  

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   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

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

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 01   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.  

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

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.