Famous Birthdays 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 20 David McKinley Williams, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 20 Hesketh Pearson, England, biographer/playwright (Writ for Libel) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 23 Oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 26 William Frawley, American actor (d. 1966) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Feb 28 William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (d. 1953) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 05 In the year 1887 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 Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 10 Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Raoul Walsh, American film director (Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry), (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 13 On this day in history birth of carlos Isamitt, composer  

Mar 14 George Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter was born on this day in history.  

Mar 14 In the year 1887 birth of lawrence Collingwood, composer  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of sylvia Beach, American publisher (d. 1962)  

Mar 15 Marjorie Merriweather Post, American socialite and businesswoman (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 17 Ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 21 Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor was born on this day in history.  

Mar 22 In the year 1887 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 On this day in history birth of felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch  

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

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

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

Feb 15 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies in the year 1887.  

Feb 19 On this day in history eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66  

Feb 27 On this day in history alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53