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In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Pascal Jules
French road bicycle racer (1961–1987).
Born July 22nd, 1961 in La Garenne-Colombes.
Died October 25th, 1987 at 26 years old in Folleville (traffic collision).
Pál Gábor
Film director, screenwriter (1932–1987).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 54 years old in Rome.
László Pusztai
Hungarian footballer (1946-1987).
Born March 1st, 1946 in Szentes.
Died July 6th, 1987 at 41 years old in Polgárdi (traffic collision).
Raymond Vouel
Luxembourgish politician (1923-1987).
Born April 8th, 1923 in Rumelange.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 63 years old in Luxembourg.
Robert Allen Dyer
South african botanist (1900-1987).
Born September 21st, 1900 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 87 years old in Johannesburg.
Paul Maye
French cyclist (1913–1987).
Born August 19th, 1913 in Bayonne.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 73 years old in Biarritz (disease).
Andrei Bărbulescu
Romanian footballer (1917–1987).
Born May 25th, 1917 in Slatina.
Died July 30th, 1987 at 70 years old
Edith Gyömrői Ludowyk
Hungarian psychotherapist, poet (1896-1987).
Born September 8th, 1896 in Budapest.
Died February 11th, 1987 at 90 years old in London.
Delos Thurber
American high jumper.
Born November 23rd, 1916 in Los Angeles.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in San Diego.
Ivo Lapenna
Law professor from yugoslavia.
Born November 5th, 1909 in Split.
Died December 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Copenhagen (cancer).
Péter Török
Hungarian footballer (1951-1987).
Born April 18th, 1951 in Budapest.
Died September 20th, 1987 at 36 years old in Budapest.
Joseph Phillips
Field hockey player (1911–1987).
Born March 24th, 1911.
Died November 13th, 1987 at 76 years old in Pune.
Ann Christy
American actress (1905–1987).
Born May 31st, 1905 in Logansport.
Died November 14th, 1987 at 82 years old in Vernon (myocardial infarction).
Musa Gareyev
Soviet aviator, twice hero of the soviet union (1922–1987).
Born June 9th, 1922 in Ilyakshide.
Died September 17th, 1987 at 65 years old in Ufa (cancer).
Jaroslav Bouček
Czech footballer (1912-1987).
Born December 13th, 1912 in Černošice.
Died October 10th, 1987 at 74 years old in Prague.
Bohumil Říha
Czechoslovak author and children's book writer (1907–1987).
Born February 22nd, 1907 in Vyšetice.
Died December 15th, 1987 at 80 years old in Prague, Dobříš.
Aníbal Muñoz Duque
Catholic cardinal (1908–1987).
Born October 3rd, 1908 in Santa Rosa de Osos.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Bogotá.
Kari Diesen
Norwegian actress, singer (1914-1987).
Born June 24th, 1914 in Christiania.
Died March 18th, 1987 at 72 years old in Oslo.
Håkan Malmrot
Swimmer (1900–1987).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Örebro.
Died January 10th, 1987 at 86 years old in Karlskrona.
Christopher Boardman
Sailor (1903–1987).
Born June 11th, 1903 in Norwich.
Died September 29th, 1987 at 84 years old
Julien Kialunda
Congolese footballer (1940–1987).
Born April 24th, 1940 in Matadi.
Died September 14th, 1987 at 47 years old in Antwerp (death from AIDS-related complications).
Robert G. Harrington
American astronomer (1904-1987).
Born December 3rd, 1904.
Died June 15th, 1987 at 82 years old
Jan Rybkowski
Polish film director (1912–1987).
Born April 4th, 1912 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski.
Died December 29th, 1987 at 75 years old in Konstancin-Jeziorna.
František Šafránek
Czech footballer (1931-1987).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Prague.
Died June 27th, 1987 at 56 years old in Prague.
Edmund Twórz
Polish footballer (1914-1987).
Born February 12th, 1914 in Śmigiel.
Died September 29th, 1987 at 73 years old in Gdańsk.
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