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   On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53   

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

Feb 28   In the year 1887 william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)   

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

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 in the year 1887.   

Mar 03   American Protective Association forms (anti-Catholic) in Clinton IA on this day in history.   

Mar 03   Anne Sullivan begins teaching 6 year old blind-deaf Helen Keller in the year 1887.   

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   On this day in history heino Eller, composer   

Mar 07   North Carolina State University is founded by the North Carolina General Assembly on this day in history.   

Mar 08   On this day in history everett Horton, Connecticut, patents fishing rod of telescoping steel tubes   

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

Mar 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1887 phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)   

Mar 13   On this day in history carlos Isamitt, composer   

Mar 13   On this day in history chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs   

Mar 14   George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter in the year 1887.   

Mar 15   1st salaried fish & game warden (William Alden Smith in Michigan) on this day in history.   

Mar 15   On this day in history michigan appoints first salaried game and fish warden in US(William Alden Smith)   

Mar 16   Emanuel Kania, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1887.   

Mar 17   Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician on this day in history.   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1887 more than 80 miners die in gas explosion in colliery at Bulli, NSW.   

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

Mar 24   Oscar Straus appointed 1st Jewish ambassador from US (to Turkey) in the year 1887.   

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

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

Jan 03   Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)   

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

Jan 13   George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.   

Jan 16   John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1887.   

Jan 07   In the year 1887 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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 15   Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.   

Feb 19   Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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