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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27   On this day in history james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28   In the year 1887 william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

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

Mar 02   In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

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

Mar 03   American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA on this day in history.  

Mar 03   On this day in history anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller  

Mar 05   On this day in history heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)  

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

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 08   In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73  

Mar 08   The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton in the year 1887.  

Mar 09   In the year 1887 phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)  

Mar 13   Carlos Isamitt, composer in the year 1887.  

Mar 13   Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs in the year 1887.  

Mar 14   In the year 1887 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter  

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) on this day in history.  

Mar 16   On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

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   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter  

Mar 24   On this day in history oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey)  

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

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

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   In the year 1887 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   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   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   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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

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