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In the year 1987
616 Notable deaths
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
Hungarian-american 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 (1905–1987).
Born July 19th, 1905 in Karviná.
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 (1917–1987).
Born July 16th, 1917 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1987 at 69 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Co Prins
Dutch footballer and manager.
Born June 5th, 1938 in Amsterdam.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 49 years old in Antwerp (heart failure).
Johan Otto von Spreckelsen
Danish architect (1929-1987).
Died March 16th, 1987 at 57 years old in Hillerød.
Elizabeth Zarubina
Soviet spy (1900–1987).
Born January 1st, 1900 in Rzhavyntsi.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 87 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).
Giovanni Arpino
Italian writer and journalist (1927–1987).
Born January 27th, 1927 in Pula.
Died December 10th, 1987 at 60 years old in Turin (cancer).
Burhanuddin Harahap
Indonesian prime minister (1917–1987).
Born December 27th, 1917 in Medan.
Died June 14th, 1987 at 69 years old in Jakarta.
Jean Hélion
French painter (1904–1987).
Born April 21st, 1904 in Couterne.
Died October 27th, 1987 at 83 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Stanisław Bareja
Polish film director (1929-1987).
Born December 5th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1987 at 57 years old in Essen (myocardial infarction).
Bronisława Wajs
Polish-romani classical poet and singer.
Born August 17th, 1908 in Sitaniec. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1987 at 78 years old in Inowrocław.
Mori Mari
Japanese writer (1903-1987).
Born January 7th, 1903 in Tokyo.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 84 years old in Tokyo.
Archie Carr
American university professor, zoologist, and conservationist (1909–1987).
Born June 16th, 1909 in Mobile.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in Micanopy.
William Collier Jr.
American actor (1902–1987).
Born February 12th, 1902 in New York City.
Died February 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in San Francisco.
Johannes Bölter
Recipient of the knight's cross (1915–1987).
Born February 19th, 1915 in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Died September 16th, 1987 at 72 years old in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
Nahuel Moreno
Argentine activist (1924–1987).
Born April 24th, 1924 in América.
Died January 25th, 1987 at 62 years old in Buenos Aires.
Yūjirō Ishihara
Japanese actor and singer (1934–1987).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Suma-ku.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 52 years old in Shinanomachi (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma).
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris