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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st secretary general of nato (1887-1965).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Nainital. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1965 at 78 years old in Wormington Grange. [ref]
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Japanese prince (1887-1990).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Juan Gris
Spanish artist (1887–1927).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1927 at 40 years old in Paris, Boulogne-Billancourt (kidney failure). [ref]
Hedwig Kohn
German-american physicist.
Born April 5th, 1887 in Wrocław.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 76 years old in Durham.
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985).
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto.
Alexander Vandegrift
United states marine corps medal of honor recipient and commandant of the marine corps (1887–1973).
Born March 13th, 1887 in Charlottesville.
Died May 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Bethesda.
Korechika Anami
Japanese general (1887–1945).
Born February 21st, 1887 in Tansumachi.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 58 years old in Nagatachō (seppuku).
Geoffrey Fisher
Archbishop of canterbury (1887-1972).
Born May 5th, 1887 in Nuneaton. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1972 at 85 years old in Sherborne. [ref]
Mitsuru Ushijima
General in the imperial japanese army.
Born July 31st, 1887 in Kagoshima.
Died June 22nd, 1945 at 57 years old in Okinawa (stabbing). [ref]
Emilio Mola
Spanish military commander (1887-1937).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Placetas.
Died June 3rd, 1937 at 49 years old in Alcocero de Mola. [ref]
Lothar Rendulic
German general (1887-1971).
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Wiener Neustadt. [ref]
Died January 18th, 1971 at 83 years old in Eferding.
Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow
British politician, agriculturalist and colonial administrator (1887-1952).
Born September 24th, 1887 in Queensferry.
Died January 5th, 1952 at 64 years old in Queensferry.
Alfred Lee Loomis
American businessman, scientist and philanthropist (1887–1975).
Born November 4th, 1887 in Manhattan.
Died August 11th, 1975 at 87 years old in East Hampton.
Jimmy Finlayson
Actor (1887-1953).
Born August 27th, 1887 in Falkirk. [ref]
Died October 9th, 1953 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Courtney Hodges
United states general (1887-1966).
Born January 5th, 1887 in Perry.
Died January 16th, 1966 at 79 years old in San Antonio.
Marc Mitscher
United states admiral (1887–1947).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Hillsboro.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 60 years old (coronary thrombosis).
Eddie Collins
American baseball player.
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Dutchess County.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Boston.
Marianne Moore
American poet (1887–1972).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Kirkwood. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1972 at 84 years old in New York City.
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand rebbe of satmar hasidim, opponent of zionism (1887–1979).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died August 19th, 1979 at 92 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli hebrew writer, nobel laureate in literature (1888-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Buchach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher (1887–1962).
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore.
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Wolfgang Köhler
German-american psychologist and phenomenologist (1887-1967).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Tallinn.
Died June 11th, 1967 at 80 years old in Enfield.
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