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In the year 1887
666 Notable birthdays
Róbert Berény
Hungarian artist (1887-1953).
Born March 18th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 10th, 1953 at 66 years old in Budapest.
Gustav Ludwig Hertz
German physicist (1887–1975).
Born July 22nd, 1887 in Hamburg.
Died October 30th, 1975 at 88 years old in East Berlin.
Simon Kimbangu
Congolese religious leader (1887–1951).
Born September 12th, 1887 in Nkamba.
Died October 12th, 1951 at 64 years old in Lubumbashi.
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat (1887–1975).
Born May 31st, 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Vasily Chapayev
Red army commander (1887–1919).
Born February 9th, 1887 in Budayka.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Lbishchensky uyezd (drowning).
Felice Bauer
Fiancée of franz kafka (1887–1960).
Born November 18th, 1887 in Prudnik.
Died October 15th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rye.
Savielly Tartakower
Polish and french chess player (1887–1956).
Born February 22nd, 1887 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 5th, 1956 at 68 years old in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Alexander Archipenko
American sculptor and artist of ukrainian origin (1887–1964).
Died February 25th, 1964 at 76 years old in New York City.
Prince George of Yugoslavia
Serbian prince (1887–1972).
Born August 27th, 1887 in Cetinje.
Died October 17th, 1972 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
Hermann Rauschning
German politician (1887-1982).
Born August 7th, 1887 in Toruń.
Died February 8th, 1982 at 94 years old in Portland.
Pat Sullivan
Australian animator (1887–1933).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Paddington.
Died February 15th, 1933 at 46 years old in New York City (alcoholism, pneumonia).
Rudolph Schindler
American architect (1887–1953).
Born September 5th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Jivraj Narayan Mehta
Indian politician (1887–1978).
Born August 29th, 1887 in Amreli.
Died November 7th, 1978 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Oliver Wallace
English-american composer (1887–1963).
Born August 6th, 1887 in London.
Died September 16th, 1963 at 76 years old in Burbank.
Giovanni Gronchi
3rd president of italy (1887-1978).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Pontedera.
Died October 17th, 1978 at 91 years old in Rome.
C. D. Broad
English philosopher (1887–1971).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Harlesden.
Died March 11th, 1971 at 83 years old in Cambridge.
Lil Dagover
German actress (1887–1980).
Born September 30th, 1887 in Madiun.
Died January 24th, 1980 at 92 years old in Geiselgasteig.
Frigyes Karinthy
Hungarian writer (1887–1938).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died August 29th, 1938 at 51 years old in Siófok (stroke).
Clive Brook
British actor (1887–1974).
Born June 1st, 1887 in London.
Died November 17th, 1974 at 87 years old in London.
Charles Galton Darwin
British physicist (1887–1962).
Born December 18th, 1887 in Cambridge.
Died December 31st, 1962 at 75 years old in Cambridge.
Mario Roatta
Italian general (1887-1968).
Born February 2nd, 1887 in Modena.
Died January 7th, 1968 at 80 years old in Rome.
Josef Harpe
German general (1887–1968).
Born September 21st, 1887 in Buer.
Died March 14th, 1968 at 80 years old in Nuremberg.
Ernest Gruening
American politician (1887-1974).
Born February 6th, 1887 in New York City.
Died June 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Walter Connolly
American actor (1887-1940).
Born April 8th, 1887 in Cincinnati.
Died May 28th, 1940 at 53 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).
Edwin Muir
British poet, novelist and translator (1887-1959).
Born May 15th, 1887 in Deerness.
Died January 3rd, 1959 at 71 years old in Cambridge.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle