Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   In the year 1887 first indoor softball game (Chicago)   

Dec 01   On this day in history albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   In the year 1887 sherlock Holmes first appears in print "A Study In Scarlet"   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes first appears in print: "A Study In Scarlet" in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   On this day in history sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao   

Dec 02   Amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens on this day in history.   

Dec 02   On this day in history the First public reading of a Charles Dickens book in US (New York NY)   

Dec 05   Stanley's expedition reaches plateau at Lake Albert Congo in the year 1887.   

Dec 06   Joseph Lamb, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre) on this day in history.   

Dec 08   Vicente Emilio Sojo, composer in the year 1887.   

Dec 09   Mahmadu Lamine, Senegalese marabout and military leader on this day in history.   

Dec 10   Austria-Hungary/Italy/Great-Britain signs military treaty of Balkan in the year 1887.   

Dec 12   Kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 15   Pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe) on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Georges Feydeaus' "Tailleur Pour Dames" premieres in Paris on this day in history.   

Dec 19   In the year 1887 jake Kilrain & Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

Dec 19   Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw on this day in history.   

Dec 23   On this day in history eric Blore, London England, actor (Great Gatsby, Bowery to Baghdad)   

Dec 24   Louis Jouvet, Crozon France, actor (Volpone, Topaze, La Marseillaise) on this day in history.   

Dec 25   On this day in history conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels)   

Dec 26   On this day in history jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40   

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Blue Carbuncle" (BG) in the year 1887.   

Dec 27   On this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG)   

Dec 28   On this day in history charles Dingle   

Dec 28   In the year 1887 sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, first British race horse trainer knighted in the year 1887.   

Dec 29   Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer on this day in history.   

Dec 30   On this day in history henry George Ley, composer   

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Jan 01   Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.   

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   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   In the year 1887 abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74   

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

Jan 17   William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died on this day in history.   

Feb 10   In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

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