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

Jan 01 In the year 1887 birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16 In the year 1887 birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

Jan 17 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 birth of georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)  

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 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 Charles Nordhoff, English-born author (d. 1947) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 02 Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of carlo Jachino, composer  

Feb 03 In the year 1887 birth of georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely)  

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 on this day in history.  

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 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 On this day in history birth of john van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen)  

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

Feb 15 On this day in history birth of h M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist  

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Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 On this day in history death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10 On this day in history ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

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