Page 10: Historical Events In 1887

Nov 30   First indoor softball game (Chicago) in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   Albertus J Duymaer van Twist, gov-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 78 in the year 1887.   

Dec 01   Sherlock Holmes 1st appears in print: "Study in Scarlet" on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 01   Sino-Portuguese treaty recognizes Portugal's control of Macao in the year 1887.   

Dec 02   On this day in history amsterdam's Oscar Carrés Circus Theater opens   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 06   On this day in history joseph Lamb, composer   

Dec 07   On this day in history ernst Toch, Vienna Austria, composer (Melodie Lehre)   

Dec 08   On this day in history vicente Emilio Sojo, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 12   In the year 1887 kurt Magnus Atterberg, composer   

Dec 15   On this day in history pieter C A Geyl, historian (History of the Dutch Tribe)   

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

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

Dec 19   On this day in history jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw   

Dec 23   In the year 1887 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   Conrad Hilton, hotel mogul (Hilton Hotels) in the year 1887.   

Dec 26   Jules Francois Blasini, Curacaos pianist/composer, dies at 40 in the year 1887.   

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

Dec 27   Start of Sherlock Holmes "The Adventure of The Blue Carbuncle" (BG) on this day in history.   

Dec 28   In the year 1887 charles Dingle   

Dec 28   Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted in the year 1887.   

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   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1887 birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)   

Jan 17   Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

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   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66   

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