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1887
   winners of the FA Cup were   
Aston Villa
Aston Villa 2 West Bromwich Albion 0
1887
   Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was   
Herbert Lawford
1887
   Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was   
Lottie Dod
1887
   winner of the US Open Men's Singles was   
Richard D. Sears
d. Henry Slocum 6-1 6-3 6-2
1887
   winner of the US Open Women's Singles was   
Ellen Hansell
1887
      
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Published A Study in Scarlet
His first Sherlock Holmes story
1887
   saw the birth of   
Conrad Hilton
Hotelier
1887
   the winner was   
Montrose
Isaac Lewis
1887
   the winner was   
Willie Park Jr
At Prestwick
Jacobus C Bloem
   was born on   
May 10, 1887
Dutch poet (Sintels)
1887
   saw the foundation of   
Bendictine University
Mascot is the Eagles
1887
   the winner was   
Volunteer
Volunteer (United States) defeated Thistle (Scotland) at New York City 2-0
1887
   Melbourne Cup winner was   
Dunlop
Jockey - Tommy Sanders, Trainer - J. Nicholson, Owner - R. Donovan, Time - 3.28.50
1887
      
Reinsurance Treaty
An attempt by Bismarck to continue to ally with Russia after the League of the Three Emperors broke down.
Harry Bates
   created the sculpture   
Rhodope, 1887
Jessie Lipscomb
   created the sculpture   
Camille Claudel, 1887
1887
   is birth year of   
Villa-Lobos
Heitor, d. 1959
1887
   Preakness Stakes winner was   
Dunboyne
William Donohue on board -- Trainer/Owner W. Jennings -- 2:39.50
1887
   winner was   
Hanover
Jim McLaughlin up, Trainer: Frank McCabe, Owner: Dwyer Bros. Stable -- 2:43.50
1887
   was won by   
Eglentine
G. Gradwell
Newport-on-Tay Burgh
   adopted a policing system in   
1887
Tayport Burgh
   adopted a policing system in   
1887
Aberfeldy Burgh
   adopted a policing system in   
1887
Johann Strauss II
   composed   
Simplicius (1887)
Conceived from the work of HUC von Gremmelhausen
Doc Holliday
   died in   
1887 aged 36 from Tuberculosis
dentist, gambler, gunfighter American
Karl Millöcker
   composed   
Die Sieben Schwaben (1887)
Arthur Rubinstein
   lifespan was   
1887-1982
Polish-American pianist; widely considered one of the greatest of the 20th century
Isaac Albéniz
   composed   
Concierto Fantástico in A Minor, Op. 78 (1887)
Emmanuel Chabrier
   composed   
Le Roi Malgré Lui (1887)
The King in Spite of Himself
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