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In the year 1887
549 Notable birthdays
Sydir Kovpak
Soviet general.
Born May 25th, 1887 in Kotelva.
Died December 11th, 1967 at 80 years old in Kyiv.
Arnold Zweig
German writer (1887-1968).
Born November 10th, 1887 in Głogów. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1986 at 99 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
John Wray
American character actor (1887-1940).
Born February 13th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died April 5th, 1940 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Ray Strachey
British feminist activist and writer (1887-1940).
Born June 4th, 1887 in Westminster.
Died July 16th, 1940 at 53 years old in London.
Johann Radon
Austrian mathematician (1887-1956).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Děčín.
Died May 25th, 1956 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Waloddi Weibull
Swedish mathematician (1887-1979).
Born June 18th, 1887 in Vittskövle.
Died October 12th, 1979 at 92 years old in Annecy.
Karl Taylor Compton
American physicist (1887-1954).
Born September 14th, 1887 in Wooster.
Died June 22nd, 1954 at 66 years old in New York City.
Amadeo de Souza Cardoso
Portuguese artist (1887-1918).
Born November 14th, 1887 in Mancelos. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1918 at 30 years old in Espinho (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Alfred Baeumler
German philosopher (1887-1968).
Born November 19th, 1887 in Nové Město pod Smrkem. [ref]
Died March 19th, 1968 at 80 years old in Eningen unter Achalm. [ref]
Hank Mann
American actor (1887-1971).
Born May 28th, 1887 in New York City.
Died November 25th, 1971 at 84 years old in South Pasadena.
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