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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
Wilhelm Canaris
German admiral, head of military intelligence service (1887–1945).
Born January 1st, 1887 in Aplerbeck.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 58 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging to death).
Chico Marx
American comedian (1887–1961).
Born March 22nd, 1887 in Manhattan.
Died October 11th, 1961 at 74 years old in Hollywood (cardiovascular disease).
L. S. Lowry
British visual artist (1887–1976).
Born November 1st, 1887 in Stretford, Old Trafford.
Died February 23rd, 1976 at 88 years old in Glossop.
Felix Yusupov
Russian prince.
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Walter Johnson
American hall of fame baseball player (1887-1946).
Born November 6th, 1887 in Humboldt.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
John Reed
American journalist, poet, and communist activist.
Born October 22nd, 1887 in Portland.
Died October 19th, 1920 at 32 years old in Moscow (scrub typhus).
Arthur Rubinstein
Polish-american classical pianist (1887-1982).
Born January 28th, 1887 in Łódź.
Died December 20th, 1982 at 95 years old in Geneva.
Rupert Brooke
English poet (1887–1915).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Rugby.
Died April 23rd, 1915 at 27 years old in Aegean Sea (sepsis). [ref]
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
German nobleman, jurist, and senior nazi government official (1887-1977).
Born August 22nd, 1887 in Rathmannsdorf. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 89 years old in Essen.
Chūichi Nagumo
Japanese admiral.
Born March 25th, 1887 in Yamagata.
Died July 6th, 1944 at 57 years old in Saipan (gunshot wound).
M. N. Roy
Indian political activist and intellectual.
Born March 21st, 1887 in 24 Parganas district.
Died January 26th, 1954 at 66 years old in Dehradun.
Henry Moseley
English physicist.
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Weymouth.
Died August 10th, 1915 at 27 years old in Gallipoli (gunshot wound).
Sivananda Saraswati
Hindu spiritual teacher.
Born September 8th, 1887 in Pattamadai.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
Ernst August, Duke of Brunswick
Hanoverian royal (1887-1953).
Born November 17th, 1887 in Penzing.
Died January 30th, 1953 at 65 years old in Pattensen.
Ernst Hanfstaengl
Nazi businessman, art dealer (1887-1975).
Born February 11th, 1887 in Munich.
Died November 6th, 1975 at 88 years old in Munich.
Aldo Leopold
American writer and scientist (1887-1948).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Burlington.
Died April 21st, 1948 at 61 years old in Baraboo (myocardial infarction).
Frederick Fleet
British sailor, survivor of the sinking of rms titanic (1887-1965).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Liverpool.
Died January 10th, 1965 at 77 years old in Southampton (hanging).
Avery Brundage
President of the international olympic committee from 1952 to 1972.
Born September 28th, 1887 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (surgical complications).
Alf Landon
American politician (1887–1987).
Born September 9th, 1887 in West Middlesex.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 100 years old in Topeka (pneumonia).
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
Sam Warner
American film studio executive.
Born August 10th, 1887 in Krasnosielc.
Died October 5th, 1927 at 40 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Julian Huxley
British evolutionary biologist, philosopher, author.
Born June 22nd, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1975 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Jozef Tiso
Slovak politician, priest and president of the slovak republic from 1939 to 1945.
Born October 13th, 1887 in Bytča. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1947 at 59 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore.
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
Reginald Owen
British actor (1887-1972).
Born August 5th, 1887 in Hertfordshire. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1972 at 85 years old in Boise (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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