Page 3: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG in the year 1887.   

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   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   American Trotting Association organized in Detroit on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history heino Eller, composer   

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

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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 08   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Mar 09   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

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

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

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

Mar 23   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history 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   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.   

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