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In the year 1987
579 Notable deaths
Alessandro Blasetti
Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Born July 3rd, 1900 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1987 at 86 years old in Rome. [ref]
Haldan Keffer Hartline
American neuroscientist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Bloomsburg.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Fallston. [ref]
Wynne Gibson
Actress (1905-1987).
Born July 3rd, 1905 in New York City.
Died May 15th, 1987 at 81 years old in Laguna Niguel (thrombosis). [ref]
Eugen Kogon
German journalist, sociologist, professor and holocaust survivor (1903-1987).
Born February 2nd, 1903 in Munich.
Died December 24th, 1987 at 84 years old in Königstein im Taunus.
Hans Gál
Austrian composer, musicologist and pianist.
Born August 5th, 1890 in Brunn am Gebirge. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 97 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Danielle Gaubert
French actress (1943-1987).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Nuars. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1987 at 44 years old in Marseille (cancer). [ref]
Walter Heller
American economist.
Born August 27th, 1915 in Buffalo.
Died June 15th, 1987 at 71 years old in Silverdale (cardioplegia).
Petro Hryhorenko
Ukrainian soviet dissident, general (1907–1987).
Born October 16th, 1907 in Borysivka.
Died February 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City.
Aleksey Sukletin
Soviet serial killer and cannibal.
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Kazan.
Died June 29th, 1987 at 44 years old in Kazan (execution by shooting).
Heather Thatcher
British actress (1896-1987).
Born September 3rd, 1896 in London.
Died February 15th, 1987 at 90 years old in Hillingdon.
Vladimir Basov
Soviet actor, film director, and screenwriter.
Born July 28th, 1923 in Urazovo. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (stroke). [ref]
Asim Ferhatović
Yugoslav footballer (1933-1987).
Born January 24th, 1933 in Sarajevo.
Died January 25th, 1987 at 54 years old in Sarajevo (myocardial infarction).
William P. Murphy
American scientist (1892–1987).
Born February 6th, 1892 in Dane County.
Died October 9th, 1987 at 95 years old in Brookline.
Simha Flapan
Israeli politician (1911–1987).
Born January 27th, 1911 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Died April 13th, 1987 at 76 years old in Israel.
June Clyde
American singer, dancer, actress (1909–1987).
Born December 2nd, 1909 in St. Joseph.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 77 years old in Fort Lauderdale (disease).
Priscilla Dean
American actress (1896–1987).
Born November 25th, 1896 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Leonia (falling from height).
Viktor Zhdanov
Virologist (1914-1987).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Sviatohorivka.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Peter Lorenz
German politician (1922-1987).
Born December 22nd, 1922 in Berlin.
Died December 6th, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (heart failure).
Ervin Nyiregyházi
Pianist virtuoso (1903-1987).
Born January 19th, 1903 in Budapest.
Died April 13th, 1987 at 84 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer).
Ivan Ivanov-Vano
Soviet film director (1900-1987).
Born February 8th, 1900 in Moscow.
Died March 25th, 1987 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Josef Grohé
Gauleiter of cologne (1902-1987).
Born November 6th, 1902 in Gemünden.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 85 years old in Brück.
Louis Kentner
Hungarian musician.
Born July 19th, 1905 in Karviná. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1987 at 82 years old in London.
Gu Zhutong
Chinese general, administrator (1893-1987).
Born January 9th, 1893 in Lianshui County.
Died January 17th, 1987 at 94 years old in Taipei.
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987).
Born December 15th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1987 at 76 years old in New York City (stroke).
Georges Arnaud
French writer.
Born July 16th, 1917 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1987 at 69 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 276 to 300 of 579
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy