Famous Birthdays 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 On this day in history birth of helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan)

Jan 10 On this day in history 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 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born on this day in history.

Jan 17 In the year 1887 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 In the year 1887 birth of alfred Henry Ackley, composer

Jan 21 Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926) was born in the year 1887.

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

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

Jan 26 On this day in history birth of enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist

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

Jan 26 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58) was born in the year 1887.

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

Jan 28 In the year 1887 birth of lily Theresa Strickland, composer

Jan 29 On this day in history birth of albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion)

Feb 01 In the year 1887 birth of charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947)

Feb 01 In the year 1887 birth of dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect

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

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

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore)

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 on this day in history.

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

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

Feb 10 [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] was born in the year 1887.

Feb 11 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

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

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 on this day in history.

Jan 17 William Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840) died in the year 1887.

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.

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

Feb 19 On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66

Feb 27 In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53