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In the year 1887
666 Notable birthdays
Reginald Owen
British actor (1887–1972).
Born August 5th, 1887 in Hertfordshire.
Died November 5th, 1972 at 85 years old in Boise (myocardial infarction).
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore.
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata.
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.
Violet Bonham Carter
Politician (1887-1969).
Born April 15th, 1887 in Hampstead.
Died February 19th, 1969 at 81 years old (myocardial infarction).
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).
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.
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.
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.
Florence Price
American composer (1887-1953).
Born April 9th, 1887 in Little Rock.
Died June 3rd, 1953 at 66 years old in Chicago (stroke).
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.
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).
Edna Ferber
American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968).
Born August 15th, 1887 in Kalamazoo.
Died April 16th, 1968 at 80 years old in New York City (cancer).
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).
Samuel Eliot Morison
United states admiral and historian (1887-1976).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Boston.
Died May 15th, 1976 at 88 years old in Boston (stroke).
Kurt Schwitters
German artist (1887–1948).
Born June 20th, 1887 in Hanover. [ref]
Died January 8th, 1948 at 60 years old in Ambleside, Kendal. [ref]
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).
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.
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Japanese prince (1887-1990).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
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).
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.
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st secretary general of nato (1887-1965).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Nainital.
Died December 17th, 1965 at 78 years old in Wormington Grange.
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
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