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In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
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).
Attila Hörbiger
Austrian actor (1896-1987).
Born April 21st, 1896 in Budapest.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 91 years old in Vienna (stroke).
Igor Ilyinsky
Soviet film and stage actor, director (1901–1987).
Born July 24th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died January 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Bernardus Johannes Alfrink
Dutch cardinal (1900-1987).
Born July 5th, 1900 in Nijkerk.
Died December 17th, 1987 at 87 years old in Nieuwegein (cerebral hemorrhage).
Koldo Mitxelena
Basque linguist, philologist and writer (1915–1987).
Born August 20th, 1915 in Errenteria. [ref]
Died October 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in San Sebastián. [ref]
Wolfgang Seidel
Racecar driver and entrant (1926–1987).
Born July 4th, 1926 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 1st, 1987 at 60 years old in Munich.
William Sterling Cole
American politician (1904-1987).
Born April 18th, 1904 in Steuben County.
Died March 15th, 1987 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
Heinz Kloss
German linguist (1904–1987).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Halle (Saale).
Died June 13th, 1987 at 82 years old in Groß-Gerau.
Gerhard Fieseler
German flying ace (1896-1987).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Glesch.
Died September 1st, 1987 at 91 years old in Kassel.
Kansuke Yamamoto
Japanese avant-garde poet-photographer, editor and publisher (1914–1987).
Born March 30th, 1914 in Nagoya. [ref]
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Nagoya. [ref]
Wolfgang Fortner
German composer and conductor (1907–1987).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
Simon Carmiggelt
Dutch writer and journalist (1913–1987).
Born October 7th, 1913 in The Hague. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1987 at 74 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]
Petras Griškevičius
Lithuanian politician (1924-1987).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Kriaunos.
Died November 14th, 1987 at 63 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction).
Rolf Dahlgren
Swedish-danish botanist (1932-1987).
Born July 7th, 1932 in Örebro. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1987 at 54 years old in Scania (traffic collision).
Marcos Calderón
Peruvian football manager (1928–1987).
Died December 8th, 1987 at 59 years old in Lima (traffic collision).
Clara Thalmann
Swiss anarchist (1908-1987).
Born September 24th, 1908 in Basel. [ref]
Died January 27th, 1987 at 78 years old in Nice (lung cancer).
Roald Jensen
Norwegian footballer (1943–1987).
Born January 11th, 1943 in Bergen.
Died October 6th, 1987 at 44 years old in Bergen.
Emil Mazuw
German general (1900-1987).
Born September 21st, 1900 in Essen.
Died December 11th, 1987 at 87 years old in Karlsruhe.
Phillip Hagar Smith
American electrical engineer (1905-1987).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Lexington.
Died August 29th, 1987 at 82 years old in Berkeley Heights.
Joseph Parecattil
Catholic cardinal (1912–1987).
Born April 1st, 1912 in Kidangoor.
Died February 20th, 1987 at 74 years old in Kochi.
Bernadene Hayes
American film and television actress.
Born March 15th, 1903 in Chicago.
Died August 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Igor Newerly
Polish writer (1903–1987).
Born March 24th, 1903 in Zwierzyniec, Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 84 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 376 to 400 of 625
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