In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Fabio Battesini
Road bicycle racer (1912–1987).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Virgilio.
Died June 17th, 1987 at 75 years old in Rome.
Maurice Labro
French film director (1910–1987).
Born September 21st, 1910 in Courbevoie.
Died March 27th, 1987 at 76 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris.
Tom Amrhein
American soccer player.
Born March 9th, 1911 in Baltimore.
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Baltimore.
Samuel H. Shapiro
American politician (1907-1987).
Born April 25th, 1907 in Estonia Governorate.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 79 years old in Kankakee (myocardial infarction).
Hans Cattini
Swiss ice hockey player (1914-1987).
Born January 24th, 1914 in Grono.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Lausanne.
Galliano Rossini
Olympic gold, trap shooting (1927-1987).
Born May 17th, 1927 in Ancona.
Died November 13th, 1987 at 60 years old in Ancona.
Angelo Scalzone
Italian trap shooter (1931–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1931 in Casal di Principe.
Died April 29th, 1987 at 56 years old in Villejuif.
Metaksia Simonyan
Soviet actor (1926-1987).
Born February 21st, 1926 in Ashgabat.
Died August 11th, 1987 at 61 years old in Yerevan.
Jerzy Chromik
Polish long distance runner (1931–1987).
Born June 15th, 1931 in Myslowice, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 56 years old in Katowice.
Latif-ur Rehman
Field hockey player.
Born January 1st, 1929 in Indore.
Died February 27th, 1987 at 58 years old in Faisalabad.
Szilárd Kun
Olympic sport shooter (1935-1987).
Born March 23rd, 1935 in Budapest.
Died September 2nd, 1987 at 52 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Wim Lagendaal
Dutch footballer (1909-1987).
Born April 13th, 1909 in Rotterdam.
Died March 6th, 1987 at 77 years old
István Palotás
Hungarian footballer.
Born March 5th, 1908 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 1987 at 79 years old in Debrecen.
Thor Thorvaldsen
Norwegian sailor (1909–1987).
Born May 31st, 1909 in Bamble.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 78 years old in Bærum Municipality.
Stanislav Lusk
Czechoslovak rower (1931–1987).
Born November 12th, 1931 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 55 years old in Prague. [ref]
Liane Zimbler
Austrian-american architect and interior architect (1892–1987).
Born May 31st, 1892 in Přerov.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 95 years old in Los Angeles.
William Droegemueller
American pole vaulter (1906-1987).
Born October 7th, 1906 in Chicago.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 80 years old in Sun City.
Joseph Fitzgerald
American ice hockey player (1904–1987).
Born October 10th, 1904 in Massachusetts.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 82 years old in Needham.
Silvio Pietroboni
Italian footballer.
Born March 9th, 1904 in Milan.
Died February 18th, 1987 at 82 years old in Cologno Monzese.
Jacoba Stelma
Gymnast (1907–1987).
Born July 2nd, 1907 in The Hague.
Died August 30th, 1987 at 80 years old in Brielle.
Gabriele Salviati
Italian olympic sprinter (1910–1987).
Born March 29th, 1910 in Bologna.
Died October 15th, 1987 at 77 years old
Hiroaki Zakōji
Japanese pianist (1958–1987).
Born January 20th, 1958 in Tokyo.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 29 years old in Tokyo.
Kenji Imai
Japanese architect (1895-1987).
Born January 11th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1987 at 92 years old in Tokyo.
Gladys Carson
British swimmer, olympic bronze medallist.
Born February 8th, 1903 in Leicester.
Died November 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Spilsby.
Axel Ståhle
Equestrian (1891–1987).
Born February 1st, 1891 in Helsingborg.
Died November 21st, 1987 at 96 years old in Malmö.
Deaths 551 to 575 of 623
As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci