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In the year 1887
666 Notable birthdays
Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg
Prussian princess (1887-1957).
Born April 21st, 1887 in Thumby.
Died April 15th, 1957 at 69 years old in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Takashi Sakai
Japanese general and war criminal (1887-1946).
Born October 18th, 1887 in Kamo district.
Died September 30th, 1946 at 58 years old in Nanjing (capital punishment in China).
Blanche Yurka
American actress and director (1887–1974).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Saint Paul.
Died June 6th, 1974 at 86 years old in New York City (arteriosclerosis).
William Flood Webb
Australian judge (1887–1972).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Brisbane.
Died August 11th, 1972 at 85 years old in Brisbane.
Şükrü Saracoğlu
5th prime minister of the republic of turkey (1887–1953).
Born June 17th, 1887 in İzmir.
Died December 27th, 1953 at 66 years old in Istanbul.
Jorge Chávez
Peruvian aviator.
Born June 13th, 1887 in Paris.
Died September 27th, 1910 at 23 years old in Domodossola (bleeding).
Kurt Atterberg
Swedish composer (1887–1974).
Born December 12th, 1887 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1974 at 86 years old in Oscar Parish.
Edelmiro Julián Farrell
23rd president of argentina (1887–1980).
Born February 12th, 1887 in Lanús.
Died October 31st, 1980 at 93 years old in Buenos Aires.
Gopinath Kaviraj
Hindu philosopher (1887–1976).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Dhamrai Upazila.
Died June 12th, 1976 at 88 years old in Varanasi.
Pavel Postyshev
Soviet politician (1887-1939).
Born September 18th, 1887 in Ivanovo.
Died February 26th, 1939 at 51 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Danish prince (1887–1944).
Born March 4th, 1887 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 57 years old in Egelund House.
Pyotr Nesterov
Russian aviator (1887–1914).
Born February 27th, 1887 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died September 8th, 1914 at 27 years old in Zhovkva.
Hitoshi Ashida
Japanese politician (1887-1959).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Nakamutobe.
Died June 20th, 1959 at 71 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Miklós Kállay
Hungarian politician (1887–1967).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Nyíregyháza.
Died January 14th, 1967 at 79 years old in New York City.
Samuil Marshak
Russian and soviet poet, playwright, translator, literary critic, screenwriter, author of popular children's books (1887–1964).
Born November 3rd, 1887 in Voronezh.
Died July 4th, 1964 at 76 years old in Moscow.
Thoralf Skolem
Norwegian mathematician (1887-1963).
Born May 23rd, 1887 in Sandsvær Municipality.
Died March 23rd, 1963 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Clarice Beckett
Australian artist (1887-1935).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Casterton.
Died July 7th, 1935 at 48 years old in Sandringham.
Hope Mirrlees
British poet, novelist, and translator (1887–1978).
Died August 1st, 1978 at 91 years old in Thames Bank.
James Strachey
British psychoanalyst (1887-1967).
Born September 26th, 1887 in London.
Died April 25th, 1967 at 79 years old in High Wycombe.
Billy Bevan
Australian american film actor (1887–1957).
Born September 29th, 1887 in Orange.
Died November 26th, 1957 at 70 years old in Escondido.
Jack Phillips
British wireless operator (1887–1912).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Farncombe.
Died April 15th, 1912 at 25 years old in Titanic, North Atlantic Ocean (hypothermia).
Samuel Stritch
Catholic cardinal (1887–1958).
Born August 17th, 1887 in Nashville.
Died May 27th, 1958 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
William Zorach
American artist.
Born February 28th, 1887 in Jurbarkas. [ref]
Died November 15th, 1966 at 79 years old in Bath. [ref]
George Kelly
American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor (1887-1974).
Born January 16th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bryn Mawr (disease).
Hanns Kerrl
Nazi minister for religion (1887-1941).
Born December 11th, 1887 in Fallersleben.
Died December 15th, 1941 at 54 years old in Paris.
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