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In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
Gordon Gollob
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1987).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in Sulingen.
Marcia Henderson
American actress (1929-1987).
Born July 22nd, 1929 in Andover.
Died November 23rd, 1987 at 58 years old in Yakima.
Hermann Lang
German racecar driver (1909–1987).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Stuttgart.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Otto Wöhler
German general (1894–1987).
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
Andrea Palma
Mexican actress (1903–1987).
Born April 16th, 1903 in Victoria de Durango.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Verree Teasdale
American stage and film actress (1903–1987).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Spokane.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 82 years old in Culver City.
Robert Paige
American actor, newscaster (1911-1987).
Born December 2nd, 1911 in Indianapolis.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 76 years old in San Clemente (aneurysm).
Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 60 years old in North Hollywood.
Anatoli Papanov
Soviet actor (1922–1987).
Born October 31st, 1922 in Vyazma.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Yves Allégret
French film director (1905–1987).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Jouars-Pontchartrain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Fela Sowande
Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987).
Born May 29th, 1905 in Abeokuta, Oyo.
Died March 13th, 1987 at 81 years old in Ravenna.
Edgar P. Jacobs
Comic artist and writer (1904-1987).
Born March 30th, 1904 in Brussels.
Died February 20th, 1987 at 82 years old in Lasne.
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987).
Born May 13th, 1911 in Homestead.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City.
D. Djajakusuma
Indonesian film director (1918–1987).
Born August 1st, 1918 in Temanggung.
Died October 28th, 1987 at 69 years old in Jakarta.
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Padua (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Lynn Townsend White
American historian (1907-1987).
Born April 29th, 1907 in San Francisco.
Died March 30th, 1987 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Lasgush Poradeci
Albanian writer.
Born December 27th, 1899 in Pogradec.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 87 years old in Tirana.
Vera Caspary
American writer (1899–1987).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Canadian cross-country skier (1875–1987).
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten Municipality.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 111 years old in Tønsberg (pneumonia).
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City.
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
Bangladeshi jurist and politician (1921–1987).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Tangail. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Randall Garrett
American writer (1927–1987).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Lexington.
Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Waco.
Arkady Raikin
Soviet actor (1911-1987).
Born October 24th, 1911 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1987 at 76 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Irene.
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