Famous Personalities Born In 1887

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

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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 On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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

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

Jan 21 In the year 1887 birth of alfred Henry Ackley, composer  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58)  

Jan 27 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 01 Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947) was born in the year 1887.  

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

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

Feb 03 In the year 1887 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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 09 In the year 1887 birth of vital Celen, Flemish writer (Puppy Love)  

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 Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I was born on this day in history.  

Feb 15 In the year 1887 birth of h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist  

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

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 on this day in history.