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In the year 1887
594 Notable birthdays
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Brazilian composer.
Born March 5th, 1887 in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Died November 17th, 1959 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Ruth Benedict
American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948).
Born June 5th, 1887 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 61 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Masahara Homma
Japanese general (1887–1946).
Born November 27th, 1887 in Hatano.
Died April 3rd, 1946 at 58 years old in Los Baños (gunshot wound).
Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
Indian independence movement activist, politician, writer and educationist (1887-1971).
Born December 30th, 1887 in Bharuch.
Died February 8th, 1971 at 83 years old in Mumbai.
Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay
British army officer and diplomat, 1st secretary general of nato (1887-1965).
Born June 21st, 1887 in Nainital. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1965 at 78 years old in Wormington Grange. [ref]
Edith Sitwell
British poet (1887-1964).
Born September 7th, 1887 in Scarborough. [ref]
Died December 9th, 1964 at 77 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Naruhiko Higashikuni
Japanese prince (1887-1990).
Born December 3rd, 1887 in Kyoto.
Died January 20th, 1990 at 102 years old in Tokyo (heart failure).
Juan Gris
Spanish artist (1887-1927).
Born March 23rd, 1887 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 11th, 1927 at 40 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (kidney failure). [ref]
Hedwig Kohn
German-american physicist.
Born April 5th, 1887 in Wrocław.
Died March 26th, 1964 at 76 years old in Durham.
George Pólya
Hungarian mathematician (1887-1985).
Born December 13th, 1887 in Budapest.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 97 years old in Palo Alto.
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