In the year 1987
623 Notable deaths
Mark Mitin
Soviet philosopher and journalist (1901-1987).
Born July 5th, 1901 in Zhytomyr.
Died January 15th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Gerhard Pedersen
Danish boxer (1912–1987).
Born April 9th, 1912 in Esbjerg.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 75 years old in Örebro.
Olga Franko
Ukrainian writer.
Born July 24th, 1896 in Viriv.
Died March 27th, 1987 at 90 years old in Lviv.
Jan de Looper
Field hockey player (1914-1987).
Born May 2nd, 1914 in Hilversum.
Died June 23rd, 1987 at 73 years old in Hilversum.
Nils Björklöf
Canoe racer (1921–1987).
Born April 12th, 1921 in Ingå. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1987 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Ernst Karlberg
Swedish ice hockey player (1901–1987).
Born October 12th, 1901 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 85 years old in Spånga-Kista församling.
Grete Heckscher
Danish fencer (1901–1987).
Born November 8th, 1901 in Copenhagen.
Died October 6th, 1987 at 85 years old in Horne.
William Dodge
Bobsledder.
Born January 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died July 7th, 1987 at 62 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Adolf Schön
German cyclist (1906-1987).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Wiesbaden. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Frankfurt.
Marie Větrovská
Gymnast (1912-1987).
Born June 26th, 1912 in Prague.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 74 years old
Robert Selfelt
Equestrian (1903-1987).
Born May 22nd, 1903 in Töreboda Municipality.
Died August 24th, 1987 at 84 years old in Karlsborg Municipality.
John King
American singer and film actor (1909-1987).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Cincinnati.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Friedrich Wurmböck
Austrian handball player (1903-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1903 in Salzburg.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Valentín Paz-Andrade
Spanish writer and politician (1898-1987).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Pontevedra.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vigo.
Abdurrahman Ahmed Şerkavi
Egyptian writer and poet (1920–1987).
Born November 10th, 1920.
Died November 24th, 1987 at 67 years old in Cairo.
John Howard Pyle
American politician (1906-1987).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Sheridan.
Died November 29th, 1987 at 81 years old in Tempe.
Isaak "Tjaak" Pattiwael
Indonesian footballer (1914-1987).
Born February 23rd, 1914 in Dutch East Indies.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 73 years old
Paul Martin
Swiss athlete and surgeon (1901-1987).
Born August 11th, 1901 in Geneva. [ref]
Died April 28th, 1987 at 85 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Arturo Torres Carrasco
Chilean footballer (1906-1987).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Coronel.
Died April 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Santiago.
Wan Chun Cheng
Chinese botanist (1908-1987).
Born June 24th, 1908 in Tongshan District.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 79 years old in Beijing.
Abid Sadykov
Soviet uzbek organic chemist, academician and politician (1913–1987).
Born November 15th, 1913 in Tashkent.
Died July 21st, 1987 at 73 years old in Tashkent.
Abdul Halim
Indonesian prime minister (1911-1987).
Born December 27th, 1911 in Bukittinggi.
Died June 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in Jakarta.
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Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn