What Happened In May 1887 - Historical Events 1887 May

Famous Birthdays on May in 1887

1st » Alan Cunningham, Irish-English general (d. 1983)
2nd » Vernon and Irene Castle known as Vernon Castle, English-American dancer (d. 1918)
2nd » Eddie Collins, American baseball player and manager (d. 1951)
3rd » Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (d. 1954)
5th » Mervyn S. Bennion, American captain, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1941)
5th » Geoffrey Fisher, English archbishop (d. 1972)
14th » Ants Kurvits, Estonian general (d. 1943)
18th » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1946)
19th » Ion Jalea, Romanian sculptor (d. 1983)
22nd » Frederick Garfield Gilmore, Canadian-American boxer (d. 1969)
22nd » Frank Nelson (athlete) or Frank Nelson, American pole vaulter (d. 1970)
23rd » Thoralf Skolem, Norwegian mathematician (d. 1963)
23rd » Nikolai Vekšin, Estonian sailor (d. 1951)
24th » Mick Mannock, Irish soldier and pilot, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1918)
25th » Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (d. 1968)
30th » Alexander Archipenko, Ukrainian-American sculptor (d. 1964)
30th » Paulette Noizeux, French actress (d. 1971)
30th » Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1964)
31st » Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize in Literature e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1975)