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In the year 1887

549 Notable birthdays

Srinivasa Ramanujan

Indian mathematician (1887–1920).

Born December 22nd, 1887 in Erode.

Died April 26th, 1920 at 32 years old in Kumbakonam (amebiasis).

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975).

Born October 31st, 1887 in Xikou. [ref]

Died April 5th, 1975 at 87 years old in Taipei (liver cancer). [ref]

Marcus Gavrey

Jamaica-born british political activist, pan-africanist, orator, and entrepreneur (1887-1940).

Born August 17th, 1887 in Saint Ann's Bay. [ref]

Died June 10th, 1940 at 52 years old in West Kensington (stroke). [ref]

Conrad Hilton

American hotelier and member of the hilton family.

Born December 25th, 1887 in San Antonio.

Died January 3rd, 1979 at 91 years old in Santa Monica.

Georgia O'Keeffe

American artist (1887-1986).

Born November 15th, 1887 in Sun Prairie. [ref]

Died March 6th, 1986 at 98 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961).

Born August 12th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]

Died January 4th, 1961 at 73 years old in Vienna (tuberculosis).

Shoeless Joe Jackson

American baseball player.

Born July 16th, 1887 in Pickens County.

Died December 5th, 1951 at 64 years old in Greenville (myocardial infarction).

Le Corbusier

Swiss-french architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886-1965).

Born October 6th, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds. [ref]

Died August 27th, 1965 at 77 years old in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ernst Röhm

German nazi, military officer and leader of the sturmabteilung (1887-1934).

Born November 28th, 1887 in Munich. [ref]

Died July 1st, 1934 at 46 years old in Stadelheim Prison (ballistic trauma).

Boris Karloff

English actor (1887–1969).

Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).

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