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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of august Macke, German painter (d. 1914)  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 10 In the year 1887 birth of robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea)  

Jan 11 In the year 1887 birth of aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society)  

Jan 13 George Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 16 John Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 17 Ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975) was born in the year 1887.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 On this day in history 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 Carl Blegen, Minneapolis, archaeologist (excavator at Troy, Pylos) was born on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 03 Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956)  

Feb 03 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 10 On this day in history 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 in the year 1887.  

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Jan 01 In the year 1887 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 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 In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

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

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.