Historical Events In 1887

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

Feb 26   George Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27   James D Innes, English painter on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Mar 06   Henri Gagnon, composer in the year 1887.  

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer in the year 1887.  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

Mar 09   Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) on this day in history.  

Mar 13   On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer  

Mar 13   In the year 1887 chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs  

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

Mar 15   In the year 1887 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) in the year 1887.  

Mar 16   In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59  

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   On this day in history edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

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

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

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

Mar 23   In the year 1887 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   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   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13   On this day in history birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 10   On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

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

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