1887
Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976)
Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976)
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1887
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945)
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945)
1887
August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?)[citation needed]
August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?)[citation needed]
1887
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)
1887
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (died 1976)
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (died 1976)
1887
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (died 1979)
Barnes Wallis, English scientist and engineer, invented the Bouncing bomb (died 1979)
1887
Frederick Fleet, English sailor and lookout on the Titanic (died 1965)
Frederick Fleet, English sailor and lookout on the Titanic (died 1965)
1887
Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (died 1946)
Takashi Sakai, Japanese general and politician, Governor of Hong Kong (died 1946)
1887
Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (died 1936)
Kojo Tovalou Houénou, Beninese lawyer and critic (died 1936)
1887
Alan Cunningham, Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan (died 1983)
Alan Cunningham, Anglo-Irish general and diplomat, High Commissioners for Palestine and Transjordan (died 1983)
1887
Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943)
Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (died 1943)
1887
Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
1887
André François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat (died 1978)
André François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat (died 1978)
1887
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945)
Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian military officer and politician, Minister President of Norway (died 1945)
1887
S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1943)
S. Satyamurti, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1943)
1887
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977)
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, German jurist and politician, German Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1977)
1887
Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978)
Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 1978)
1887
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)