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

Feb 16 On this day in history birth of kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962)  

Feb 17 Leevi Antti Madetoja, composer was born on this day in history.  

Feb 18 On this day in history birth of nikos Kasandsakis, writer  

Feb 20 David McKinley Williams, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21 Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1887 birth of mary Ellen Chase, US linguistic/author (White Gate)  

Feb 25 Leonard Carey, England, actor (Laughter) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Benegal Narsing Rau, India, pres of UN Security Council (1950) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 In the year 1887 birth of grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs)  

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 On this day in history birth of james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28 William Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 04 Violet MacMillan, American Broadway theatre actress (d. 1953) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 05 In the year 1887 birth of heitor Villa-Lobos, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, composer (Salon Waltz)  

Mar 06 Henri Gagnon, composer was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 07 In the year 1887 birth of heino Eller, composer  

Mar 09 Fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. 1976) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 09 On this day in history birth of phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI)  

Mar 10 In the year 1887 birth of toshitsugu Takamatsu, Grandmaster of Ninjutsu (d. 1972)  

Mar 11 In the year 1887 birth of raoul Walsh, American film director (Thief of Baghdad, Battle Cry), (d. 1980)  

Mar 13 Carlos Isamitt, composer was born on this day in history.  

Mar 14 On this day in history birth of george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter  

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

Mar 14 Sylvia Beach, American publisher (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 21 In the year 1887 birth of edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor  

Mar 22 Chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 23 Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 23 Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch was born on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Johan Hendrik Koelman, portrait painter, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

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 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 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 Alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53 on this day in history.