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

Jan 01 Wilhelm Canaris, German admiral/head German military intelligence was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 August Macke, German painter (d. 1914) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 03 Helen Parkhurst, US educator (Education on the Dalton plan) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 10 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 13 In the year 1887 birth of george Gurdjieff, Armenian-Greek mystic (d. 1949)  

Jan 16 On this day in history birth of john Hamilton, Penn, actor (Perry White-Superman)  

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 in the year 1887.  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of alfred Henry Ackley, composer  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926)  

Jan 22 In the year 1887 birth of helen Hoyt, American poet (d. 1972)  

Jan 25 Diego Valeri, Italian author/poet (Le Gaie Tristezze) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 26 Enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 François Faber, Luxembourgian cyclist (d. 1915) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 26 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28 Lily Theresa Strickland, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of dirk Roosenburg, Dutch architect  

Feb 02 In the year 1887 birth of ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)  

Feb 03 On this day in history birth of carlo Jachino, composer  

Feb 03 Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (Autumn of the Lonely) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 03 Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. 1956) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 03 Silvio d'Amico, Italian theater critic (Tramonto del grande attore) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 06 Josef Frings, German Archbishop of Cologne (d. 1978) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 07 In the year 1887 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 [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9] was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 15 H M Bateman, Sutton Forest NSW, cartoonist was born on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83  

Jan 17 In the year 1887 death of william Giblin, Premier of Tasmania (b. 1840)  

Feb 10 In the year 1887 ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73  

Feb 15 On this day in history alexander Borodin, composer, dies  

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