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In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
Russell Ohl
American engineer (1898-1987).
Born January 31st, 1898 in Allentown.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vista.
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Greek politician ,former president of the hellenic republic (1899–1987).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Athens.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 88 years old in Athens (cancer).
George Mikes
Hungarian-born british author (1912–1987).
Born February 15th, 1912 in Siklós.
Died August 30th, 1987 at 75 years old in London.
Maxwell Fry
British architect (1899-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Wallasey.
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 88 years old in Cotherstone.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Dutch computer scientist (1916-1987).
Born November 2nd, 1916 in Rotterdam.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 70 years old in Amstelveen.
José Afonso
Portuguese singer, composer and politician (1929-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer (1908–1987).
Born April 4th, 1908 in London.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
Tatsuhiko Shibusawa
Japanese novelist, translator, literary critic, art critic (1928–1987).
Born May 8th, 1928 in Shiba-ku.
Died August 5th, 1987 at 59 years old in Nishi-Shinbashi (laryngeal cancer).
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Yonkers.
Died May 27th, 1987 at 95 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Hugo Fregonese
Argentine film director (1908–1987).
Born April 8th, 1908 in Mendoza.
Died January 17th, 1987 at 78 years old in Buenos Aires.
Ian Donald
British gynecologist (1910–1987).
Born December 27th, 1910 in Cornwall.
Died June 19th, 1987 at 76 years old
Gioacchino Colombo
Automobile engineer.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Legnano.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 84 years old in Milan.
Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-american philosopher (1906-1987).
Died April 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Iowa City.
Alessandro Blasetti
Italian film director, screenwriter and film editor (1900–1987).
Died February 1st, 1987 at 86 years old in Rome.
Haldan Keffer Hartline
American neuroscientist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Bloomsburg.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Fallston. [ref]
Wynne Gibson
American actress (1905–1987).
Born July 3rd, 1905 in New York City.
Died May 15th, 1987 at 81 years old in Laguna Niguel (thrombosis).
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.
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 97 years old in Edinburgh.
Danielle Gaubert
French actress (1943-1987).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Nuars.
Died November 3rd, 1987 at 44 years old in Marseille (cancer). [ref]
Arthur Schmidt
German general (1895–1987).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Hamburg.
Died November 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Karlsruhe.
Walter Heller
American economist (1915–1987).
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 (1923–1987).
Born July 28th, 1923 in Urazovo.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (stroke).
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