Page 3: Historical Events In 1887

Feb 26   In the year 1887 george Lohmann took 1st 8-wkt haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG   

Feb 26   In the year 1887 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   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) on this day in history.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history august W Eichler, German botanist, dies at 47   

Mar 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Henri Gagnon, composer on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history heino Eller, composer   

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

Mar 08   Everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 09   Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) in the year 1887.   

Mar 13   On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer   

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   On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)   

Mar 16   In the year 1887 emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59   

Mar 17   On this day in history ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician   

Mar 20   On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian, dies at 73   

Mar 21   Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor on this day in history.   

Mar 22   In the year 1887 chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)   

Mar 23   Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) in the year 1887.   

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   Oscar Straus appointed first Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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   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 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 in the year 1887.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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