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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
Josef Lada
Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957).
Born December 17th, 1887 in Hrusice.
Died December 14th, 1957 at 69 years old in Prague.
Hans von Tschammer und Osten
German sports official and nazi politician (1887-1943).
Born October 25th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died March 25th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin (pneumonia).
Kazimierz Fajans
Polish-american scientist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ann Arbor.
Meir Shapiro
Rabbi, rosh yeshiva (1887-1933).
Born March 3rd, 1887 in Suceava.
Died October 27th, 1933 at 46 years old in Łódź, Lublin.
Ernst-Eberhard Hell
German general (1887–1973).
Born September 19th, 1887 in Stade.
Died September 15th, 1973 at 85 years old in Wiesbaden.
Patrick O'Connell
Irish association footballer (1887-1959).
Born March 8th, 1887 in Dublin.
Died February 27th, 1959 at 71 years old in London.
Omer Nishani
Albanian politician (1887-1954).
Born February 5th, 1887 in Gjirokastër.
Died May 26th, 1954 at 67 years old in Tirana.
Salama Musa
Egyptian newspaper editor (1887–1958).
Born February 4th, 1887 in Zagazig.
Died August 4th, 1958 at 71 years old in Cairo.
Carl Blegen
American archaeologist (1887–1971).
Born January 27th, 1887 in Minneapolis.
Died August 24th, 1971 at 84 years old in Athens.
Mustafa Merlika-Kruja
Albanian politician (1887-1958).
Born March 15th, 1887 in Krujë. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1958 at 71 years old in Niagara Falls.
Gregorio Marañón
Spanish academic (1887-1960).
Born May 19th, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]
Died March 27th, 1960 at 72 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Josef Frings
Archbishop and cardinal from germany.
Born February 6th, 1887 in Neuss.
Died December 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Cologne.
Ba U
2nd president of burma.
Born May 26th, 1887 in Pathein.
Died November 9th, 1963 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Guðjón Samúelsson
Icelandic architect (1887-1950).
Born April 16th, 1887 in Reykjavík.
Died April 25th, 1950 at 63 years old in Reykjavík.
Maria Jeritza
Czech opera singer (1887–1982).
Born October 6th, 1887 in Brno. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1982 at 94 years old in Orange. [ref]
Al Ernest Garcia
American actor (1887-1938).
Born March 11th, 1887 in San Francisco.
Died September 4th, 1938 at 51 years old in Los Angeles.
Ernst Boepple
German nazi bavarian minister of culture, general, convicted war criminal (1887-1950).
Born November 30th, 1887 in Betzingen. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1950 at 63 years old in Kraków (hanging to death). [ref]
Maurice Elvey
British film director (1887-1967).
Born November 11th, 1887 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died August 28th, 1967 at 79 years old in Brighton.
Adriaan Daniel Fokker
Dutch physicist.
Born August 17th, 1887 in Bogor. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Beekbergen. [ref]
Georg Heym
German writer (1887-1912).
Born October 30th, 1887 in Jelenia Góra.
Died January 16th, 1912 at 24 years old in Gatow (drowning).
Jean Ray
Belgian writer.
Born July 8th, 1887 in Ghent. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1964 at 77 years old in Ghent. [ref]
Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian (1887-1966).
Born December 15th, 1887 in Dordrecht.
Died December 31st, 1966 at 79 years old in Utrecht.
August Kork
Estonian revolutionary and military personnel (1887-1937).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Haaslava Rural Municipality.
Died June 12th, 1937 at 49 years old in Moscow.
François Faber
Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1887–1915).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Aulnay-sur-Iton.
Died May 9th, 1915 at 28 years old in Mont-Saint-Éloi.
Louise Boyd
American explorer, botanist and photographer (1887-1972).
Born September 16th, 1887 in San Rafael.
Died September 14th, 1972 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
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