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

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

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

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   On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)  

Mar 16   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 22   Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) on this day in history.  

Mar 23   In the year 1887 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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

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   On this day in history birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

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

Jan 16   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 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   In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17   In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 in the year 1887.  

Feb 15   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.