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In the year 1887
619 Notable birthdays
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).
Born May 30th, 1887 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1964 at 76 years old in New York City. [ref]
Prince George of Yugoslavia
Serbian prince.
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.
Rudolph Schindler
American architect (1887–1953).
Born September 10th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
Oliver Wallace
Composer and conductor (1887-1963).
Born August 6th, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1963 at 76 years old in Burbank. [ref]
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.
Born June 25th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 51 years old in Siófok (stroke). [ref]
Clive Brook
British actor (1887-1974).
Born June 1st, 1887 in London. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1974 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
S. S. Van Dine
American art critic and writer (1888–1939).
Born October 15th, 1887 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1939 at 51 years old in New York City. [ref]
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.
Josef Čapek
Czech painter and writer (1887–1945).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Hronov. [ref]
Died March 30th, 1947 at 60 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. [ref]
Walter Ruttmann
German film director (1887-1941).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Frankfurt.
Died July 15th, 1941 at 53 years old in Berlin (embolism).
Raymond Hatton
American silent film actor (1887-1971).
Born July 7th, 1887 in Red Oak. [ref]
Died October 21st, 1971 at 84 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Andrew McNaughton
Canadian scientist, diplomat, and general (1887-1966).
Born February 25th, 1887 in Moosomin.
Died July 11th, 1966 at 79 years old in Montebello.
June Mathis
American screenwriter, producer and film studio executive (1887-1927).
Born January 30th, 1887 in Leadville. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1927 at 40 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
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