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   In the year 1887 george Lohmann took first 8-wicket haul in Test Crickets, 8-35 at SCG   

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

Feb 27   In the year 1887 james D Innes, English painter   

Feb 28   William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) in the year 1887.   

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

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   In the year 1887 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   Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz) in the year 1887.   

Mar 06   Henri Gagnon, composer in the year 1887.   

Mar 07   In the year 1887 heino Eller, composer   

Mar 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history everett Horton, CT, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

Mar 08   On this day in history pavel Annenkov, Russian literature historian/critic, dies at 73   

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) on this day in history.   

Mar 13   In the year 1887 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Mar 23   The birth of Juan Gris, Spanish painter on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey)   

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   On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)   

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   In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.   

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 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   Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 15   In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies   

Feb 19   In the year 1887 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