Famous Personalities Born In 1887

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 august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 03 In the year 1887 birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)  

Jan 10 In the year 1887 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 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 19 On this day in history birth of alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner)  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of alfred Henry Ackley, composer  

Jan 21 Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 22 On this day in history birth of helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972)  

Jan 25 Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 26 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 26 In the year 1887 birth of françois Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)  

Jan 26 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 27 On this day in history birth of carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos)  

Jan 28 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)  

Feb 01 On this day in history birth of dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect  

Feb 02 Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of carlo Jachino, composer  

Feb 03 Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 06 On this day in history birth of josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978)  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983)  

Feb 09 Henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 09 Vital Celen, Flemish writer (Puppy Love) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 10 In the year 1887 birth of [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9]  

Feb 11 John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 13 On this day in history birth of alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I  

Feb 15 H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 in the year 1887.  

Jan 14 In the year 1887 friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17 In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

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

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.