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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
Vincent Massey
Governor general of canada (1887-1967).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 80 years old in London.
Dagmar Overby
Danish serial child killer (1887–1929).
Born April 23rd, 1887 in Vedslet Parish. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1929 at 42 years old in Vestre Prison. [ref]
Roland Young
British actor (1887-1953).
Born November 11th, 1887 in London.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 65 years old in New York City.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japanese diplomat and politician in the empire of japan (1887-1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 69 years old in Yugawara.
August Macke
German painter of the expressionist group der blaue reiter (1887–1914).
Born January 3rd, 1887 in Meschede.
Died September 26th, 1914 at 27 years old in Souain-Perthes-lès-Hurlus.
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist (1887–1949).
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
Portuguese crown prince (1887-1908).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Belém Palace.
Died February 1st, 1908 at 20 years old in Lisbon (gunshot wound).
Shabbir Ahmad Usmani
Pakistani islamic scholar.
Born October 11th, 1887 in Bijnor.
Died December 13th, 1949 at 62 years old in Bahawalpur.
Ernest Holmes
American new thought writer (1887–1960).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Lincoln.
Died April 7th, 1960 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.
James Paul Moody
Sailor.
Born August 21st, 1887 in Scarborough.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 24 years old in North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
D. V. Gundappa
Indian writer.
Born March 17th, 1887 in Mulbagal.
Died October 7th, 1975 at 88 years old in Bengaluru.
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
German general.
Born December 6th, 1887 in Mainz.
Died February 23rd, 1952 at 64 years old in Pfronten.
Lynn Fontanne
British actress (1887–1983).
Born December 6th, 1887 in London, Woodford.
Died July 30th, 1983 at 95 years old in Genesee Depot (pneumonia).
Jacob L. Devers
United states army general (1887-1979).
Born September 8th, 1887 in York. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1979 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Michio Suzuki
Japanese entrepreneur and inventor.
Born February 18th, 1887 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Died October 27th, 1982 at 95 years old in Hamamatsu.
Alexander Woollcott
American critic (1887-1943).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.
Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Jean Patou
French fashion designer (1887-1936).
Born September 27th, 1887 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 8th, 1936 at 48 years old in Paris.
Kurt Schneider
German psychologist (1887–1967).
Born January 7th, 1887 in Crailsheim.
Died October 27th, 1967 at 80 years old in Heidelberg.
Georg Trakl
Austrian poet (1887-1914).
Born February 3rd, 1887 in Salzburg. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1914 at 27 years old in Kraków (drug overdose). [ref]
Hugh Dalton
Welsh politician and british mp (1887-1962).
Born August 26th, 1887 in Neath.
Died March 15th, 1962 at 74 years old in London.
Eric Blore
British actor (1887–1959).
Born December 23rd, 1887 in London.
Died March 2nd, 1959 at 71 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Erich Mendelsohn
Jewish-german architect (1887–1953).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Olsztyn.
Died September 16th, 1953 at 66 years old in San Francisco.
Blaise Cendrars
Swiss writer (1887-1961).
Born September 1st, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1961 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Paul Wittgenstein
Austrian pianist of jewish heritage, emigrant from nazi austria to usa (1887-1961).
Born November 5th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died March 3rd, 1961 at 73 years old in Manhasset.
Georg-Hans Reinhardt
German general and war criminal (1887–1963).
Born March 1st, 1887 in Bautzen.
Died November 23rd, 1963 at 76 years old in Tegernsee.
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