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 on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1887 anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller   

Mar 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history north Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly.   

Mar 08   In the year 1887 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   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) 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   On this day in history 1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)   

Mar 15   In the year 1887 michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)   

Mar 16   On this day in history emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59   

Mar 17   In the year 1887 ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician   

Mar 20   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 21   On this day in history edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor   

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   In the year 1887 more than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW.   

Mar 23   In the year 1887 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   Oscar Straus appointed first Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) in the year 1887.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 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   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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.   

Jan 14   On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83   

Jan 17   On this day in history 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   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.