Page 3: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history american Trotting Association organized in Detroit   

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

Mar 03   On this day in history american Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa   

Mar 03   On this day in history american Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA   

Mar 03   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller in the year 1887.   

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

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

Mar 07   In the year 1887 heino Eller, composer   

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

Mar 08   Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes in the year 1887.   

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

Mar 08   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

Mar 08   The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on this day in history.   

Mar 09   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter   

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

Mar 15   Michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 17   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician in the year 1887.   

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

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

Mar 22   In the year 1887 chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)   

Mar 23   In the year 1887 anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)   

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

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

Mar 24   In the year 1887 oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey)   

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed first Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) in the year 1887.   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

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