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In the year 1887

610 Notable birthdays

Heino Eller

Estonian composer and music teacher (1887–1970).

Born March 7th, 1887 in Tartu.

Died June 16th, 1970 at 83 years old in Tallinn.

Pinchas Rosen

Israeli politician (1887-1978).

Born May 1st, 1887 in Berlin. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 1978 at 91 years old in Tel Aviv.

Les Kurbas

Ukrainian and soviet actor, theatre director, film director (1887—1937).

Born February 25th, 1887 in Sambir. [ref]

Died November 3rd, 1937 at 50 years old in Sandarmokh. [ref]

Carl Ebert

German actor (1887-1980).

Born February 20th, 1887 in Berlin.

Died May 14th, 1980 at 93 years old in Santa Monica.

Antanas Merkys

Lithuanian politician (1887-1955).

Born February 13th, 1887 in Skapiškis.

Died March 5th, 1955 at 68 years old in Vladimir Oblast. [ref]

Igor Severyanin

Russian poet.

Born May 16th, 1887 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1941 at 54 years old in Tallinn (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt

German general.

Born July 13th, 1887 in Perleberg.

Died May 9th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin.

Lucrezia Bori

Spanish opera singer (1887–1960).

Born February 24th, 1887 in Valencia.

Died May 14th, 1960 at 73 years old in New York City.

René Maran

French writer (1887-1960).

Born November 8th, 1887 in Fort-de-France.

Died May 9th, 1960 at 72 years old in Paris.

Raymond Thayer Birge

American physical chemist (1887–1980).

Born March 13th, 1887 in Brooklyn.

Died March 22nd, 1980 at 93 years old in Berkeley.

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