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In the year 1887
594 Notable birthdays
Marc Mitscher
United states admiral (1887–1947).
Born January 26th, 1887 in Hillsboro.
Died February 3rd, 1947 at 60 years old (coronary thrombosis).
Eddie Collins
American baseball player.
Born May 2nd, 1887 in Dutchess County.
Died March 25th, 1951 at 63 years old in Boston.
Marianne Moore
American poet (1887–1972).
Born November 15th, 1887 in Kirkwood. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1972 at 84 years old in New York City.
George Abbott
American writer and director (1887-1995).
Born June 25th, 1887 in Chautauqua County. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1995 at 107 years old in Miami Beach (stroke). [ref]
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand rebbe of satmar hasidim, opponent of zionism (1887–1979).
Born January 13th, 1887 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died August 19th, 1979 at 92 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Israeli hebrew writer, nobel laureate in literature (1888-1970).
Born August 8th, 1887 in Buchach. [ref]
Died February 17th, 1970 at 82 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Sylvia Beach
American-born bookseller and publisher.
Born March 14th, 1887 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1962 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robinson Jeffers
American poet (1887–1962).
Born January 10th, 1887 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 20th, 1962 at 75 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Wolfgang Köhler
German-american psychologist and phenomenologist (1887-1967).
Born January 21st, 1887 in Tallinn.
Died June 11th, 1967 at 80 years old in Enfield.
Vincent Massey
Governor general of canada (1887-1967).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 80 years old in London.
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