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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
Harry Flood Byrd
American politician and newspaper publisher (1887–1966).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Martinsburg.
Died October 20th, 1966 at 79 years old in Berryville (brain cancer).
Yasuhiko Asaka
Japanese prince (1887-1981).
Born October 20th, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died April 12th, 1981 at 93 years old in Atami.
Nadia Boulanger
French musician, conductor, and teacher (1887-1979).
Born September 16th, 1887 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 22nd, 1979 at 92 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Barnes Wallis
English scientist, engineer and inventor (1887-1979).
Born September 26th, 1887 in Ripley.
Died October 30th, 1979 at 92 years old in Leatherhead.
Grover Cleveland Alexander
American baseball player (1887-1950).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Elba.
Died November 4th, 1950 at 63 years old in St. Paul.
Violet Bonham Carter
Politician (1887-1969).
Born April 15th, 1887 in Hampstead.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 81 years old (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Percival
British army officer in the first and second world wars.
Born December 26th, 1887 in Aspenden.
Died January 31st, 1966 at 78 years old in City of Westminster.
Govind Ballabh Pant
Indian politician and freedom fighter (1887–1961).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Almora.
Died March 7th, 1961 at 73 years old in New Delhi.
Joseph Plunkett
Irish nationalist, poet, journalist and 1916 easter rising leader.
Born November 21st, 1887 in Dublin.
Died May 4th, 1916 at 28 years old in Kilmainham Gaol (gunshot wound).
Sukumar Ray
Bengali poet, story writer, playwright and editor (1887-1923).
Born October 30th, 1887 in Kolkata.
Died September 10th, 1923 at 35 years old in Kolkata (leishmaniasis).
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943).
Born November 25th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 55 years old in Saratov (starvation).
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke).
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke). [ref]
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright.
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kalamazoo. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old (cancer). [ref]
Benegal Narsing Rau
Indian civil servant and jurist (1887-1953).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Mangaluru.
Died November 30th, 1953 at 66 years old in Zurich.
Kurt Schwitters
German artist (1887-1948).
Born June 20th, 1887 in Hanover. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1948 at 60 years old in Kendal. [ref]
Raoul Walsh
American film director and actor (1887–1980).
Born March 11th, 1887 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Simi Valley (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Edward Leedskalnin
American artist of latvian origin (1887–1951).
Born January 12th, 1887 in Stāmeriena Parish.
Died December 7th, 1951 at 64 years old in Miami (kidney failure).
Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz
German princess (1887-1947) and 2nd wife of former emperor wilhelm ii.
Born December 17th, 1887 in Greiz.
Died August 7th, 1947 at 59 years old in Frankfurt (Oder).
Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu
Romanian engineer.
Born November 10th, 1887 in Galați.
Died November 25th, 1973 at 86 years old in Bucharest.
Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia
German prince and high ranking nazi (1887-1949).
Born January 29th, 1887 in Potsdam.
Died March 25th, 1949 at 62 years old in Stuttgart.
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer (1887–1959).
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Masahara Homma
Japanese general (1887–1946).
Born November 27th, 1887 in Hatano.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 58 years old in Los Baños (gunshot wound).
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Bharuch.
Died February 8th, 1971 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Birthdays 51 to 75 of 619
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