In the year 1987
579 Notable deaths
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. [ref]
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 New York City.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Rome (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.
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.
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten.
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.
Walter Houser Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Xiamen.
Died October 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
Leabua Jonathan
Prime minister of lesotho (1914-1987).
Born October 30th, 1914 in Hlotse.
Died April 5th, 1987 at 72 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
Uwe Barschel
German politician (1944-1987).
Born May 13th, 1944 in Glienicke/Nordbahn.
Died October 11th, 1987 at 43 years old in Geneva.
Marc Aaronson
American astronomer (1950-1987).
Born August 24th, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died April 30th, 1987 at 36 years old in Tucson.
Gustaf Håkansson
Swedish cyclist (1885-1987).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Helsingborg.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 101 years old in Ekerö Municipality.
Herbert Schultze
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Kiel. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Hereford.
Gerald Moore
English classical pianist and renowned accompanist.
Born July 30th, 1899 in Watford. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Frank Carlson
American politician who served as the 30th governor of kansas (1893–1987).
Born January 23rd, 1893 in Concordia.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Concordia.
Meena Keshwar Kamal
Afghan activist (1956–1987).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Kabul.
Died February 4th, 1987 at 30 years old in Quetta.
Bernhard Grzimek
German zoo director and author (1909–1987).
Born April 24th, 1909 in Nysa.
Died March 13th, 1987 at 77 years old in Frankfurt.
Deaths 226 to 250 of 579
If we lose love and self respect for each other, this is how we finally die. Maya Angelou