Famous Personalities Born In 1887

Jan 01 In the year 1887 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 Robinson Jeffers, US, poet/playwright (Tamar & Other Poems, Medea) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 11 Aldo Leopold, founder (Wilderness Society) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 13 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of ola Raknes, Norwegian psychoanalyst and philologist (d. 1975)  

Jan 19 In the year 1887 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 Georges Vézina, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1926) was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of enrique E Ecker, Curacao, bacteriologist  

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

Jan 26 Marc A "Pete" Mitscher, US lt-admiral (WW II-Task Force 58) was born in the year 1887.  

Jan 27 In the year 1887 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 Albert Conti, Trieste Austria, actor (Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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 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 in the year 1887.  

Feb 07 Eubie Blake, American musician and composer (d. 1983) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 09 On this day in history 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 In the year 1887 birth of [Fran J] Vital Celen, Flemish literary/author [or Feb 9]  

Feb 11 John van Melle, South African writer (Dawid Booysen) was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 10 Ellen Wood, English author (Pomeroy Abbey), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

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