In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
Esmond Knight
British actor (1906–1987).
Born May 4th, 1906 in East Sheen.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 80 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Sadequain
Pakistani calligrapher (1923-1987).
Born June 30th, 1923 in Amroha.
Died February 10th, 1987 at 63 years old in Karachi.
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Indian writer and social reformer.
Born March 30th, 1909 in Punalur.
Died February 6th, 1987 at 77 years old
Victor Feldman
English recording artist; jazz musician, vibraphonist (1934–1987).
Born April 7th, 1934 in Edgware.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 53 years old in Woodland Hills.
André Masson
French painter (1896-1987).
Born January 4th, 1896 in Balagny-sur-Thérain. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1987 at 91 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Madman Muntz
American businessman and engineer (1914–1987).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Elgin.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 73 years old in Rancho Mirage (lung cancer).
Sydney Bromley
British actor (1909–1987).
Born July 24th, 1909 in London.
Died August 14th, 1987 at 78 years old in Worthing.
Anny Ondra
Czech actress (1902–1987).
Born May 15th, 1902 in Tarnów.
Died February 28th, 1987 at 84 years old in Hollenstedt (stroke).
Harekrishna Mahatab
Politician from odisha, india.
Born November 21st, 1899 in Bhadrak district.
Died January 2nd, 1987 at 87 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]
Ralph Nelson
American film and television director (1916–1987).
Born August 12th, 1916 in Queens.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 71 years old in Santa Monica.
Kent Taylor
American actor (1907–1987).
Born May 11th, 1906 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 80 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Rouben Mamoulian
American film and theatre director (1897–1987).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Andrei Mironov
Soviet theatre and film actor, singer (1941-1987).
Born March 7th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died August 16th, 1987 at 46 years old in Riga (stroke).
Einar Gerhardsen
22nd prime minister of norway (1897–1987).
Died September 19th, 1987 at 90 years old in Oslo.
Walter Abel
American actor (1898-1987).
Born June 6th, 1898 in Saint Paul.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Essex (myocardial infarction).
Richard Levinson
American screenwriter and producer (1934–1987).
Born August 7th, 1934 in Philadelphia.
Died March 12th, 1987 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Marion Hutton
American singer and actress (1919–1987).
Born March 10th, 1919 in Fort Smith.
Died January 12th, 1987 at 67 years old in Kirkland (cancer).
Waldo Salt
American screenwriter (1914-1987).
Born October 18th, 1914 in Chicago.
Died March 7th, 1987 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Joop den Uyl
Prime minister of the netherlands (1919–1987).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Hilversum.
Died December 24th, 1987 at 68 years old in Amsterdam (brain cancer).
Clarence Brown
American film director (1890–1987).
Born May 10th, 1890 in Clinton.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 97 years old in Santa Monica (kidney failure).
Ikki Kajiwara
Japanese manga artist (1936–1987).
Born September 4th, 1936 in Kitakyūshū-shi.
Died January 21st, 1987 at 50 years old in Kitakyūshū-shi (pancreatitis).
Clifton Chenier
American zydeco accordion player and singer (1925–1987).
Born June 25th, 1925 in St. Landry Parish. [ref]
Died December 19th, 1987 at 62 years old in Lafayette (kidney failure).
Bobby Locke
South african golfer (1917–1987).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died March 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Jim Folsom
42nd governor of the u.s. state of alabama (1908-1987).
Born October 9th, 1908 in Elba.
Died November 21st, 1987 at 79 years old in Cullman.
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Dutch-swedish troubadour (1937–1987).
Born August 8th, 1937 in IJmuiden.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 50 years old in Stockholm (liver cancer).
Deaths 151 to 175 of 625
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon