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In the year 1887
664 Notable birthdays
Harold Lockwood
American actor (1887–1918).
Born April 12th, 1887 in Newark.
Died October 19th, 1918 at 31 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Malcolm Keen
British actor (1887-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Bristol.
Died January 30th, 1970 at 82 years old in London.
Hugo Jury
Austrian politician (1887-1945).
Born July 13th, 1887 in Radiměř. [ref]
Died May 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Zwettl (gunshot wound).
Jānis Rudzutaks
Soviet politician (1887-1938).
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kursīši Parish.
Died July 29th, 1938 at 50 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Kurt Wolff
German publisher, founder of kurt wolff verlag (1887–1963).
Died October 21st, 1963 at 76 years old in Ludwigsburg (traffic collision).
Benjamin Glazer
Screenwriter, producer, foley artist, and director of american films (1887-1956).
Born May 7th, 1887 in Belfast.
Died March 18th, 1956 at 68 years old in Hollywood.
Hans Freyer
German philosopher and sociologist (1887-1969).
Born July 31st, 1887 in Leipzig.
Died January 18th, 1969 at 81 years old in Ebersteinburg.
Stefan Grabiński
Polish writer (1887-1936).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Kamianka-Buzka.
Died November 12th, 1936 at 49 years old in Lviv (tuberculosis).
Joseph Lamb
American composer of ragtime music (1887–1960).
Born December 6th, 1887 in Montclair.
Died September 3rd, 1960 at 72 years old in Brooklyn (myocardial infarction).
Carmen Lyra
Costa rican politician and writer.
Born January 15th, 1887 in San José. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1949 at 62 years old in Mexico City.
Anthony van Hoboken
Dutch musicologist (1887–1983).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Rotterdam.
Died November 2nd, 1983 at 96 years old in Zurich.
Birger Furugård
Swedish politician.
Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old [ref]
Heino Eller
Estonian composer and music teacher (1887–1970).
Born March 7th, 1887 in Tartu.
Died June 16th, 1970 at 83 years old in Tallinn.
Pinchas Rosen
Israeli politician (1887–1978).
Born May 1st, 1887 in Berlin. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Tel Aviv.
Les Kurbas
Ukrainian and soviet actor, theatre director, film director (1887—1937).
Born February 25th, 1887 in Sambir. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1937 at 50 years old in Sandarmokh. [ref]
Carl Ebert
German actor (1887-1980).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Berlin.
Died May 14th, 1980 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.
Antanas Merkys
Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.
Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]
Igor Severyanin
Russian poet (1887–1941).
Born May 16th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 20th, 1941 at 54 years old in Tallinn, Tartu (myocardial infarction).
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
German general.
Born July 13th, 1887 in Perleberg.
Died May 9th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Lucrezia Bori
Spanish opera singer (1887–1960).
Born December 24th, 1887 in Valencia.
Died May 14th, 1960 at 72 years old in New York City.
René Maran
French writer (1887-1960).
Born November 8th, 1887 in Fort-de-France.
Died May 9th, 1960 at 72 years old in Paris.
Raymond Thayer Birge
American physical chemist (1887–1980).
Born March 13th, 1887 in Brooklyn.
Died March 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Berkeley.
Marguerite Zorach
American painter (1887–1968).
Born September 25th, 1887 in Santa Rosa.
Died June 27th, 1968 at 80 years old in Brooklyn.
Max Josef Metzger
German priest (1887–1944).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Schopfheim. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1944 at 57 years old in Görden.
Ruth Bancroft Law
American aviation pioneer (1887-1970).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Lynn.
Died December 1st, 1970 at 83 years old in San Francisco.
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