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In the year 1887
549 Notable birthdays
Leonard Bloomfield
American linguist.
Born April 1st, 1887 in Chicago.
Died April 18th, 1949 at 62 years old in New Haven.
Roland Young
Actor (1887-1953).
Born November 11th, 1887 in London.
Died June 5th, 1953 at 65 years old in New York City.
Joel Teitelbaum
Grand rebbe of satmar hasidim, opponent of zionism.
Born January 13th, 1887 in Sighetu Marmației.
Died August 19th, 1979 at 92 years old in Mount Sinai Hospital.
Vincent Massey
Governor general of canada (1887-1967).
Born February 20th, 1887 in Toronto.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 80 years old in London.
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]
D. V. Gundappa
Indian writer.
Born March 17th, 1887 in Mulbagal.
Died October 7th, 1975 at 88 years old
Jean Patou
French fashion designer (1887-1936).
Born September 27th, 1887 in 10th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 8th, 1936 at 48 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lynn Fontanne
Actress (1887-1983).
Born December 6th, 1887 in London.
Died July 30th, 1983 at 95 years old in Waukesha County (pneumonia).
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
German general (1887-1952).
Born December 6th, 1887 in Mainz.
Died February 23rd, 1952 at 64 years old in Pfronten.
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Japanese diplomat and politician in the empire of japan (1887-1957).
Died January 26th, 1957 at 69 years old in Yugawara.
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