Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 19 Alexander Woollcott, NJ, short story writer (Man Who Came to Dinner) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 21 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 21 In the year 1887 birth of georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)  

Jan 22 Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 25 On this day in history birth of diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)  

Jan 26 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 27 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 28 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 01 Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect was born on this day in history.  

Feb 02 Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely)  

Feb 03 Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 06 Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983) was born in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 10 [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74  

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

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 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53