Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

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 Helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 25 In the year 1887 birth of diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze)  

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

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of françois Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915)  

Jan 26 In the year 1887 birth of marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58)  

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 On this day in history birth of albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)  

Feb 01 Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 02 In the year 1887 birth of ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of carlo Jachino, composer  

Feb 03 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

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

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

Feb 09 In the year 1887 birth of henry Zimmerman, baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 HRs)  

Feb 09 On this day in history birth of vital Celen, Flemish writer (Puppy Love)  

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

Feb 11 In the year 1887 birth of john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)  

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

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist  

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Jan 01 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

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

Jan 14 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

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