Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Feb 16 Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 17 Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18 Nikos Kasandsakis, writer was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of david McKinley Williams, composer  

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of hesketh Pearson, England, biographer/playwright (Writ for Libel)  

Feb 21 On this day in history birth of savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player  

Feb 22 Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 23 In the year 1887 birth of oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer  

Feb 24 Mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 25 Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 26 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 William Frawley, American actor (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 James D Innes, English painter was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 28 In the year 1887 birth of william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

Mar 04 On this day in history birth of violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (d. 1953)  

Mar 05 Heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 06 In the year 1887 birth of henri Gagnon, composer  

Mar 07 Heino Eller, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. 1976)  

Mar 09 Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 10 In the year 1887 birth of toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)  

Mar 11 In the year 1887 birth of raoul Walsh, American film director (Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry), (d. 1980)  

Mar 13 Carlos Isamitt, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter  

Mar 14 Lawrence Collingwood, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 14 Sylvia Beach, American publisher (d. 1962) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 15 On this day in history birth of marjorie Merriweather Post, American socialite and businesswoman (d. 1973)  

Mar 17 Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician was born on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1887 birth of edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

Mar 22 Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 23 In the year 1887 birth of anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog)  

Mar 23 On this day in history birth of felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch  

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

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

Jan 14 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53