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In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
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 London.
Gerald Moore
English classical pianist and renowned accompanist (1899–1987).
Born July 30th, 1899 in Watford.
Died March 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Penn.
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.
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
Anthony de Mello
Indian writer (1931-1987).
Born September 4th, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Malcolm Baldrige, Jr.
American businessman (1922-1987).
Born October 4th, 1922 in Omaha.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 64 years old in Walnut Creek (horse fall).
Arnaldo Momigliano
Italian historian of classical antiquity (1908–1987).
Born September 5th, 1908 in Caraglio.
Died September 1st, 1987 at 78 years old in London (disease).
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian princess.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Fay Baker
American actress, novelist (1917-1987).
Born January 31st, 1917 in New York City.
Died December 8th, 1987 at 70 years old in Sleepy Hollow (breast cancer).
Richard Münch
German actor (1916-1987).
Born January 10th, 1916 in Giessen.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 71 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction).
Victoria Kent
Spanish politician (1898–1987).
Born March 6th, 1892 in Málaga.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 95 years old in New York City.
Hermann Giesler
German architect (1898-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1898 in Siegen.
Died January 20th, 1987 at 88 years old in Düsseldorf.
Vicente Calderón
Spanish businessman and football administrator (1913–1987).
Born May 27th, 1913 in Torrelavega.
Died March 24th, 1987 at 73 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Shaike Ophir
Israeli actor.
Born November 4th, 1928 in Jerusalem.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 58 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer).
Jacob Taubes
Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna.
Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Slam Stewart
American musician (1914–1987).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Englewood.
Died December 10th, 1987 at 73 years old in Binghamton.
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort
(1897-1987); british noblewoman.
Born June 12th, 1897 in White Lodge.
Died June 23rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Badminton House.
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet (1909–1987).
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
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