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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 21 Alfred Henry Ackley, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 25 Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 In the year 1887 birth of enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1887 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 in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 29 In the year 1887 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 Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956)  

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

Feb 06 Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978) was born in the year 1887.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 13 Alvin York, famed US soldier with 25 kills in WW I was born in the year 1887.  

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

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

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 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 in the year 1887.