In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Leonid Vladimirovich Kharitonov
Soviet actor (1930-1987).
Born May 19th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 20th, 1987 at 57 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Anna-Eva Bergman
Norwegian painter (1909-1987).
Born May 29th, 1909 in Stockholm.
Died July 24th, 1987 at 78 years old in Paris, Grasse.
Giuseppe Gabrielli
Italian aeronautical engineer (1903–1987).
Born February 26th, 1903 in Caltanissetta.
Died November 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in Turin.
Hertha von Walther
German actress (1903-1987).
Born June 12th, 1903 in Hildesheim.
Died April 12th, 1987 at 83 years old in Munich.
Rodolfo Halffter
Spanish composer (1900–1987).
Born October 20th, 1900 in Madrid.
Died October 14th, 1987 at 86 years old in Mexico City.
Julien Darui
French footballer (1916-1987).
Born February 16th, 1916 in Oberkorn.
Died December 13th, 1987 at 71 years old in Dijon.
Roderich Menzel
Czechoslovak tennis player (1907–1987).
Born April 13th, 1907 in Liberec.
Died October 18th, 1987 at 80 years old in Munich.
Helen Porter
British botanist (1899-1987).
Born November 10th, 1899 in Farnham.
Died December 7th, 1987 at 88 years old
Louis Scutenaire
Belgian poet (1905-1987).
Born June 29th, 1905 in Ollignies.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 82 years old in Schaerbeek.
Vladimir Alatortsev
Soviet chess player (1909–1987).
Died January 13th, 1987 at 77 years old in Moscow.
Dorothy M. Needham
English biochemist (1896-1987).
Born September 22nd, 1896 in London.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 91 years old
Bengt Strömgren
Danish astronomer (1908-1987).
Born January 21st, 1908 in Gothenburg.
Died July 4th, 1987 at 79 years old in Copenhagen.
Aimo Aaltonen
Finnish politician (1906-1987).
Born December 10th, 1906 in Pargas. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Anatoly Efros
Soviet theatre and film director (1925—1987).
Born September 20th, 1925 in Kharkiv.
Died January 13th, 1987 at 61 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Arne Brustad
Norwegian association football player (1912-1987).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Oslo.
Died August 22nd, 1987 at 75 years old in Oslo.
Gunnar de Frumerie
Swedish composer (1908–1987).
Born July 20th, 1908 in Nacka församling.
Died September 9th, 1987 at 79 years old in Täby parish.
Della H. Raney
African-american army nurse.
Born January 10th, 1912 in Suffolk.
Died November 23rd, 1987 at 75 years old in Detroit.
Betty Burbridge
American screenwriter and actress (1895-1987).
Born December 7th, 1895 in San Diego.
Died September 19th, 1987 at 91 years old in Tarzana.
Cahit Zarifoğlu
Turkish poet and writer (1940–1987).
Born July 1st, 1940 in Ankara.
Died June 7th, 1987 at 46 years old in Istanbul (cancer).
Jeanne Boitel
French actress (1904-1987).
Born January 4th, 1904 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 83 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Castilho
Brazilian footballer and manager (1927–1987).
Born April 15th, 1932 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 54 years old in Rio de Janeiro (exsanguination).
Rudolf Krause
German racing driver (1907–1987).
Born March 30th, 1907 in Reichenbach im Vogtland.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 80 years old in Reichenbach im Vogtland.
Heðin Brú
Faroese novelist and translator (1901–1987).
Born August 17th, 1901 in Skálavík.
Died May 18th, 1987 at 85 years old in Tórshavn.
Maria Ivogün
Hungarian singer (1891–1987).
Born November 18th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 95 years old in Beatenberg. [ref]
Sumiko Kurishima
Japanese actress (1902–1987).
Born March 15th, 1902 in Tokyo.
Died August 16th, 1987 at 85 years old in Tokyo (kidney failure).
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