In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Alessandro D'Ottavio
Italian boxer (1927–1987).
Born August 27th, 1927 in Rome.
Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Rome. [ref]
Frank Stack
Canadian speed skater (1906–1987).
Born January 1st, 1906 in Winnipeg.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 81 years old in Winnipeg.
Curt Bergsten
Swedish footballer (1912–1987).
Born June 24th, 1912 in Ekeby parish.
Died July 21st, 1987 at 75 years old in Landskrona.
Francesco Gabriotti
Italian footballer (1914–1987).
Born August 12th, 1914 in Rome.
Died February 11th, 1987 at 72 years old in Rome.
Joseph Schauers
American rower (1909-1987).
Born May 27th, 1909 in Philadelphia.
Died October 18th, 1987 at 78 years old in Philadelphia.
Clarisse Ratsifandrihamanana
Malagasy writer (1926-1987).
Born December 5th, 1926 in Fenoarivo Atsinanana.
Died June 28th, 1987 at 60 years old in Antananarivo.
Kyösti Lehtonen
Olympic wrestler (1931-1987).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Jämsä.
Died November 15th, 1987 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Yasuo Haruyama
Japanese association football player (1906-1987).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Toshima. [ref]
Erich Römer
German ice hockey player (1894–1987).
Born June 2nd, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Wagner
Swiss footballer.
Born February 21st, 1913 in Switzerland. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1987 at 74 years old in Küsnacht.
Raymond Passello
Swiss footballer (1905-1987).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Geneva.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 82 years old in Geneva.
József Kovács
Athletics competitor (1926–1987).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Nyíregyháza.
Died March 29th, 1987 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Aram Nalbandyan
Armenian physicist.
Born January 1st, 1908 in Vanadzor.
Died January 24th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish footballer (1903-1987).
Born March 26th, 1903 in Bromma parish. [ref]
Died January 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Georgy Petrov
Soviet physicist (1912–1987).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Pinega.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jaakko Friman
Finnish olympic speed skater (1904–1987).
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tampere.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Tampere.
Luis Duggan
Polo player (1906–1987).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 81 years old
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 7th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Aleksanteri Toivola
Olympic wrestler (1893–1987).
Born March 4th, 1893 in Vyborg.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 94 years old in Helsinki.
Martti Lauronen
Finnish cross country skier (1913-1987).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Joensuu.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 73 years old
August Eskelinen
Finnish biathlete (1898-1987).
Born July 16th, 1898 in Iisalmi.
Died June 10th, 1987 at 88 years old in Iisalmi.
Lucien Choury
French cyclist (1898–1987).
Born March 26th, 1898 in Courbevoie.
Died May 6th, 1987 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Albert Mayaud
French water polo player (1899–1987).
Born March 31st, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died August 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Erik Bisgaard
Danish rower (1890–1987).
Born January 25th, 1890 in Silkeborg.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Werner Hamel
Field hockey player (1911–1987).
Born February 9th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 576 to 600 of 623
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