In the year 1987
579 Notable deaths
Gus Johnson
American basketball player (1938-1987).
Born December 13th, 1938 in Akron.
Died April 29th, 1987 at 48 years old in Akron (brain cancer).
King Donovan
Actor and director (1918-1987).
Born January 25th, 1918 in Manhattan.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 69 years old in Branford (cancer).
Emlyn Williams
Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987).
Born November 26th, 1905 in Mostyn.
Died September 25th, 1987 at 81 years old in London (cancer).
Benson Fong
American actor (1916-1987).
Born October 10th, 1916 in Sacramento.
Died August 1st, 1987 at 70 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
Hiro Saga
Japanese noblewoman (1914–1987).
Born April 16th, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died June 20th, 1987 at 73 years old in Beijing.
Américo Tomás
(1894-1987) president of portugal.
Born November 19th, 1894 in Lisbon.
Died September 18th, 1987 at 92 years old in Cascais.
Vijay Merchant
Indian cricket player. (1911-1987).
Born October 12th, 1911 in Mumbai.
Died October 27th, 1987 at 76 years old
Norman McLaren
Scottish canadian animator (1914-1987).
Born April 11th, 1914 in Stirling.
Died January 27th, 1987 at 72 years old in Montreal.
Alice Bradley Sheldon
American science fiction writer (1915-1987).
Born August 24th, 1915 in Chicago.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 71 years old in McLean (ballistic trauma).
Gustav Fröhlich
German actor and film director (1902-1987).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Hanover.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Lugano.
Conny Plank
German record producer and musician.
Born May 3rd, 1940 in Hütschenhausen.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 47 years old in Cologne (laryngeal cancer).
Errol Barrow
Barbadian politician (1920-1987).
Born January 21st, 1920 in Saint Lucy.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 67 years old in Bridgetown.
Herbert Blumer
American sociologist, player of american football (1900–1987).
Born March 7th, 1900 in St. Louis.
Died April 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Danville.
Fahri Korutürk
Turkish admiral, ambassador and 6th president of the republic of turkey.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Soğukçeşme Sokağı.
Died October 12th, 1987 at 84 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
Carlton Barrett
Jamaican reggae drummer and percussion player (1950-1987).
Born December 17th, 1950 in Kingston. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1987 at 36 years old in Kingston. [ref]
Nobuhito, Prince Takamatsu
Japanese prince; third son of emperor taishō and empress teimei (1905–1987).
Born January 3rd, 1905 in Akasaka Estate.
Died February 3rd, 1987 at 82 years old in Shibuya (lung cancer).
Ramaswamy Parameshwaran
Recipient of param vir chakra (1946–1987).
Born September 13th, 1946 in Mumbai. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1987 at 41 years old in Sri Lanka. [ref]
Dan Vadis
American actor (1938-1987).
Born January 3rd, 1938 in Shanghai.
Died June 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in Lancaster (drug overdose).
Milt Kahl
American animator (1909–1987).
Born March 22nd, 1909 in San Francisco.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 78 years old in Mill Valley (pneumonia).
Bertrand de Jouvenel
French politician (1903–1987).
Born October 31st, 1903 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 2nd, 1987 at 83 years old in 19th arrondissement of Paris.
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Soviet-russian composer (1904-1986).
Born December 30th, 1904 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 18th, 1987 at 82 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Cornelius van Til
Dutch theologian.
Born May 4th, 1895 in Grootegast.
Died April 17th, 1987 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.
Emile Meyer
American actor (1910-1987).
Born August 18th, 1910 in New Orleans.
Died March 19th, 1987 at 76 years old in Covington.
Esmond Knight
English actor.
Born May 4th, 1906 in East Sheen. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 80 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Indian writer and social reformer.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Punalur.
Died February 6th, 1987 at 77 years old
Deaths 126 to 150 of 579
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus