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In the year 1887
549 Notable birthdays
Tetsu Katayama
Japanese politician (1887-1978).
Born July 28th, 1887 in Tanabe.
Died May 30th, 1978 at 90 years old in Fujisawa.
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]
Georges Vézina
Ice hockey goaltender.
Born January 21st, 1887 in Saguenay.
Died March 27th, 1926 at 39 years old in Chicoutimi (tuberculosis).
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat.
Born May 31st, 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Hyères.
Savielly Tartakower
Polish and french chess player.
Born February 22nd, 1887 in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1956 at 68 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Shizuichi Tanaka
Japanese general (1887-1945).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died August 24th, 1945 at 57 years old in Tokyo.
Vasily Chapayev
Red army commander.
Born February 9th, 1887 in Budayka.
Died September 5th, 1919 at 32 years old in Lbischensky uyezd (drowning).
Frigyes Karinthy
Hungarian writer.
Born June 25th, 1887 in Budapest. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1938 at 51 years old in Siófok (stroke). [ref]
Walter Ruttmann
German film director (1887-1941).
Born December 28th, 1887 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1941 at 53 years old in Berlin (embolism). [ref]
Rudolph Schindler
American architect.
Born September 5th, 1887 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1953 at 65 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
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