Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Feb 16 Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of nikos Kasandsakis, writer  

Feb 20 In the year 1887 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 Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player was born on this day in history.  

Feb 22 On this day in history birth of mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award)  

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

Feb 24 On this day in history birth of mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)  

Feb 25 Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 26 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 26 In the year 1887 birth of stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936)  

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

Feb 27 James D Innes, English painter was born on this day in history.  

Feb 28 William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 04 Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (d. 1953) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 05 On this day in history birth of heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)  

Mar 06 On this day in history birth of henri Gagnon, composer  

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

Mar 09 Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. 1976) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)  

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 In the year 1887 birth of carlos Isamitt, composer  

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

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of lawrence Collingwood, composer  

Mar 14 In the year 1887 birth of sylvia Beach, American publisher (d. 1962)  

Mar 15 Marjorie Merriweather Post, American socialite and businesswoman (d. 1973) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 21 On this day in history birth of edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)  

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

Mar 23 In the year 1887 birth of felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch  

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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 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

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 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.