Page 3: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   George Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG on this day in history.   

Feb 26   George Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG in the year 1887.   

Feb 27   Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   James D Innes, English painter on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1887 american Trotting Association organized in Detroit   

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

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

Mar 03   On this day in history american Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA   

Mar 03   In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 07   Heino Eller, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1887 north Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly.   

Mar 08   Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes in the year 1887.   

Mar 08   In the year 1887 everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

Mar 08   Pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Mar 08   The telescopic fishing rod, made of steel tubes inside one another, was patented by Everett Horton on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1887 chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs   

Mar 14   In the year 1887 george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter   

Mar 15   In the year 1887 1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan)   

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   In the year 1887 pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

Mar 21   In the year 1887 edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor   

Mar 22   Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) in the year 1887.   

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 in the year 1887.   

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   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   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   Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 11   In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Feb 10   Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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