1887 in History

1887

James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1975)

James Ormsbee Chapin, American-Canadian painter and illustrator (died 1975)

1887

Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter (died 1918)

Saturnino Herrán, Mexican painter (died 1918)

1887

Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976)

Samuel Eliot Morison, American admiral and historian (died 1976)

1887

Wharton Esherick, American sculptor (died 1970)

Wharton Esherick, American sculptor (died 1970)

1887

Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (died 1951)

Shoeless Joe Jackson, American baseball player and manager (died 1951)

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

Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

Gustav Ludwig Hertz, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

1887

Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968)

Marcel Duchamp, French-American painter and sculptor (died 1968)

1887

Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983)

Willard Price, Canadian-American journalist and author (died 1983)

1887

Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (died 1951)

Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (died 1951)

1887

Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (died 1969)

Hans Freyer, German sociologist and philosopher (died 1969)

1887

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (died 1960)

Oskar Anderson, Bulgarian-German mathematician and statistician (died 1960)

1887

Rupert Brooke, English poet (died 1915)

Rupert Brooke, English poet (died 1915)

1887

August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?)[citation needed]

August Wesley, Finnish journalist, trade unionist, and revolutionary (died ?)[citation needed]

1887

Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1967)

Albert M. Greenfield, Ukrainian-American businessman and philanthropist (died 1967)

1887

Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (died 1972)

Reginald Owen, English-American actor and singer (died 1972)

1887

Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver (died 1957)

Dudley Benjafield, English racing driver (died 1957)

1887

Anna Elisabet Weirauch, German author and playwright (died 1970)

Anna Elisabet Weirauch, German author and playwright (died 1970)

1887

Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)

Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1961)

1887

Charles I of Austria (died 1922)

Charles I of Austria (died 1922)