In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Alexander Altmann
Orthodox jewish scholar (1906–1987).
Born April 16th, 1906 in Košice.
Died June 6th, 1987 at 81 years old in Boston.
Jānis Lipke
Latvian rescuer of jews during the holocaust (1900-1987).
Born February 1st, 1900 in Jelgava.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 87 years old in Riga.
Shichirō Fukazawa
Japanese writer (1914–1987).
Born January 29th, 1914 in Fuefuki.
Died August 18th, 1987 at 73 years old in Saitama Prefecture.
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonian wrestler (1908–1987).
Born March 10th, 1908 in Saulepi Rural Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
German actor, theatre and film director (1905–1987).
Born October 6th, 1905 in Lubawka.
Died November 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Jun Ishikawa
Japanese writer (1899-1987).
Born March 7th, 1899 in Asakusa-ku.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 88 years old in Tokyo Yamate Medical Center (lung cancer).
Juan Alberto Melgar Castro
President of honduras.
Born June 26th, 1930 in Marcala.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 57 years old in San Pedro Sula (myocardial infarction).
Gerardo Diego
Spanish poet (1896–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1896 in Santander.
Died July 8th, 1987 at 90 years old in Madrid.
Alphonse Alley
Beninese army officer and politician (1930-1987).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Bassila.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 56 years old in Cotonou.
Jean Delay
French psychiatrist (1907-1987).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bayonne.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Viktor Nekrasov
Russian soviet writer, dissident and emigrant (1911–1987).
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Paris (lung cancer).
Jackie Fields
American boxer (1908–1987).
Born February 9th, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 79 years old in Los Angeles, Las Vegas.
Henri Decaë
French cinematographer (1915–1987).
Born July 31st, 1915 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1987 at 71 years old in Suresnes.
Henk Badings
Dutch composer born in java.
Born January 17th, 1907 in Bandung.
Died June 26th, 1987 at 80 years old in Maarheeze.
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Tempelhof.
Died April 10th, 1987 at 85 years old in West Berlin.
Behice Boran
Turkish sociologist and statesperson (1910–1987).
Died October 10th, 1987 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease).
Hannelore Schroth
German actress (1922–1987).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died July 7th, 1987 at 65 years old in Munich.
Milorad Arsenijević
Serbian footballer (1906-1987).
Born June 6th, 1906 in Smederevo.
Died March 18th, 1987 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Tjilik Riwut
Indonesian politician/national hero of indonesia (1918-1987).
Born February 2nd, 1918 in Central Kalimantan.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in Banjarmasin.
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
Greek politician (1893-1987).
Born February 9th, 1893 in Nafpaktos.
Died August 10th, 1987 at 94 years old in Nafpaktos.
Bruce Marshall
British writer (1899–1987).
Born June 24th, 1899 in Edinburgh.
Died June 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Biot.
Wang Renmei
Chinese actress and singer.
Born December 24th, 1914 in Changsha County.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 72 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).
Aldo Boffi
Italian footballer (1915-1987).
Born February 26th, 1915 in Giussano.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 72 years old in Giussano.
Herbert Tichy
Austrian mountain climber (1912–1987).
Born June 1st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 75 years old in Vienna.
Dieter Schidor
German actor (1948–1987).
Born March 6th, 1948 in Brunswick.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 39 years old in Munich (death from AIDS-related complications).
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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia