{--page_num--}Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born in the year 1887.  

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 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 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 in the year 1887.  

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

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

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

Jan 26 In the year 1887 birth of marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58)  

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

Jan 28 On this day in history birth of lily Theresa Strickland, composer  

Jan 29 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born on this day in history.  

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 Carlo Jachino, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 07 On this day in history birth of eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983)  

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

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66  

Jan 07 On this day in history 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 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15 In the year 1887 alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

Feb 19 In the year 1887 eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.