Famous Birthdays In 1887

Feb 16 Kathleen Clifford, American actress (d. 1962) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 17 In the year 1887 birth of leevi Antti Madetoja, composer  

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

Feb 20 On this day in history birth of david McKinley Williams, composer  

Feb 20 In the year 1887 birth of hesketh Pearson, England, biographer/playwright (Writ for Libel)  

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

Feb 22 Mary Ellen Chase, educator/author (Windswept, 1959 Sarah Hale Award) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 23 On this day in history birth of oskar Frederik Lindberg, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs) was born in the year 1887.  

Feb 26 Stefan Grabinski, Polish writer (d. 1936) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 26 William Frawley, American actor (d. 1966) was born on this day in history.  

Feb 27 On this day in history birth of james D Innes, English painter  

Feb 28 On this day in history birth of william Zorach, Lithuania, US sculptor (Spirit of the Dance)  

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 In the year 1887 birth of henri Gagnon, composer  

Mar 07 On this day in history birth of heino Eller, composer  

Mar 09 In the year 1887 birth of fritz Lenz, German geneticist (d. 1976)  

Mar 09 Phil Mead, cricketer (strong batsman for England pre- & post-WWI) was born in the year 1887.  

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

Mar 14 In the year 1887 birth of george Creten, Belgian sculptor/painter  

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 In the year 1887 birth of ben Sajet, Dutch physician/politician  

Mar 21 Edwin Scharff, German "entartet" painter/sculptor was born in the year 1887.  

Mar 22 On this day in history birth of chico Marx, [Leonard Martin], NYC, comedian (Marx Brothers)  

Mar 23 Anthony van Hoboken, Dutch musicologist (Haydn-catalog) was born on this day in history.  

Mar 23 Felix F Yussupov, Russian monarch was born in the year 1887.  

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

Jan 07 Abraham I van Lier, Dutch actor/director (Gran Theatre), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Friedrich von Amerling, Austrian painter, dies at 83 in the year 1887.  

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 Alexander Borodin, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Eduard Douwes Dekker, Dutch writer (Max Havelaar), dies at 66 in the year 1887.  

Feb 27 In the year 1887 alexander Porfir'yevich Borodin, Russian composer, dies at 53