In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Ulas Samchuk
Ukrainian writer (1905–1987).
Born February 20th, 1905 in Derman.
Died July 9th, 1987 at 82 years old in Toronto.
Vivian Martin
American actress (1893–1987).
Born July 22nd, 1893 in Sparta.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 93 years old in New York City.
Franjo Wölfl
Yugoslavian footballer (1918–1987).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Zagreb. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1987 at 69 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Alexander Nadiradze
Soviet engineer (1914–1987).
Born September 2nd, 1914 in Gori.
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Vitomil Zupan
Slovenian writer (1914–1987).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Ljubljana.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Nathan Rapoport
Polish-born jewish sculptor and painter (1911-1987).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer (1901-1987).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1987 at 86 years old in Vallentuna.
Jimmy Mullen
English footballer (1923-1987).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died October 23rd, 1987 at 64 years old in Wolverhampton.
Mihailo Apostolski
Macedonian partisan and military leader.
Born November 8th, 1906 in Štip.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 80 years old in Dojran.
Antonio Sastre
Argentine footballer (1911-1987).
Born April 27th, 1911 in Lomas de Zamora.
Died November 23rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Akhtar Hussain
Field hockey player (1926–1987).
Born August 23rd, 1926.
Died November 9th, 1987 at 61 years old
Léon Noël
French politician, diplomat and historian (1888–1987).
Born March 28th, 1888 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 6th, 1987 at 99 years old in Toucy.
Robert Dalban
French actor (1903–1987).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Celles-sur-Belle.
Died April 3rd, 1987 at 83 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction).
Alexander Wood
American soccer player (1907-1987).
Born June 12th, 1907 in Lochgelly.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Gary.
Louis Plack Hammett
American chemist (1894–1987).
Born April 7th, 1894 in Wilmington.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 92 years old in New Jersey.
Yanina Zhejmo
Soviet actress (1909–1987).
Born May 29th, 1909 in Vawkavysk.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Jean Rivier
French composer (1896-1987).
Born July 21st, 1896 in Villemomble.
Died November 6th, 1987 at 91 years old in La Penne-sur-Huveaune.
Samuel Tamir
Israeli politician (1923-1987).
Born March 10th, 1923 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died June 29th, 1987 at 64 years old in Herzliya.
Monique Haas
French musician (1909–1987).
Born October 20th, 1909 in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 77 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Art Jarrett
American singer (1907-1987).
Born July 20th, 1907 in Brooklyn.
Died July 23rd, 1987 at 80 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Ivan Mykolaichuk
Soviet and ukrainian actor (1941-1987).
Born June 15th, 1941 in Chortoryia.
Died August 3rd, 1987 at 46 years old in Kyiv (cancer).
Carlo Cassola
Italian novelist (1917-1987).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 69 years old in Montecarlo.
Joseph Höffner
German roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1906-1987).
Born December 24th, 1906 in Horhausen.
Died October 16th, 1987 at 80 years old in Cologne.
Clementina de Jesus
Brazilian singer (1901–1987).
Born February 7th, 1901 in Rio de Janeiro, Valença.
Died July 19th, 1987 at 86 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).
Eugen Relgis
Romanian academic (1895-1987).
Born March 22nd, 1895 in Iași.
Died May 24th, 1987 at 92 years old in Montevideo.
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius