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   On this day in history james D Innes, English painter   

Feb 28   On this day in history william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)   

Mar 02   American Trotting Association organized in Detroit on this day in history.   

Mar 02   In the year 1887 august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47   

Mar 03   American Protective Assn forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton Iowa on this day in history.   

Mar 03   In the year 1887 american Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA   

Mar 03   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1887 heino Eller, composer   

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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 08   In the year 1887 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) in the year 1887.   

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

Mar 13   On this day in history chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs   

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   Michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith) on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician in the year 1887.   

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

Mar 23   More than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW on this day in history.   

Mar 23   On this day in history the birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter   

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 10   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 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   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 17   In the year 1887 birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

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

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