Page 3: 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   On this day in history george Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   In the year 1887 james D Innes, English painter   

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 in the year 1887.   

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 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   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

Mar 08   On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73   

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   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   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   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   On this day in history ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician   

Mar 20   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 in the year 1887.   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.   

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   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

Jan 14   In the year 1887 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   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