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In the year 1887
549 Notable birthdays
Henry Moseley
English physicist.
Born November 23rd, 1887 in Weymouth.
Died August 10th, 1915 at 27 years old in Gallipoli (cardiac arrest).
Rupert Brooke
English poet (1887–1915).
Born August 3rd, 1887 in Rugby.
Died April 23rd, 1915 at 27 years old in Aegean Sea (sepsis). [ref]
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
German nobleman, jurist, and senior nazi government official (1887-1977).
Born August 22nd, 1887 in Rathmannsdorf. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 89 years old in Essen.
Chūichi Nagumo
Japanese admiral.
Born March 25th, 1887 in Yamagata.
Died July 6th, 1944 at 57 years old in Saipan (ballistic trauma).
Walter Johnson
American baseball player (1887-1946).
Born November 6th, 1887 in Humboldt.
Died December 10th, 1946 at 59 years old in Washington, D.C. (brain cancer).
M. N. Roy
Indian political activist and intellectual (1887-1954).
Born March 21st, 1887 in Kolkata. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1954 at 66 years old in Dehradun.
Sivananda Saraswati
Hindu spiritual teacher.
Born September 8th, 1887 in Pattamadai.
Died July 14th, 1963 at 75 years old in Rishikesh.
Aldo Leopold
American writer and scientist (1887-1948).
Born January 11th, 1887 in Burlington. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1948 at 61 years old in Baraboo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Hans Oster
German general.
Born August 9th, 1887 in Dresden.
Died April 9th, 1945 at 57 years old in Flossenbürg concentration camp (hanging).
Jamini Roy
Indian artist (1887-1972).
Born April 11th, 1887 in Beliatore. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1972 at 85 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
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