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In the year 1987
579 Notable deaths
Raquel Torres
American actress (1908–1987).
Born November 11th, 1908 in Hermosillo.
Died August 10th, 1987 at 78 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Sala Burton
American politician (1925-1987).
Born April 1st, 1925 in Białystok.
Died February 1st, 1987 at 61 years old in Washington, D.C. (colorectal cancer).
Charles Stark Draper
American engineer (1901–1987).
Born October 2nd, 1901 in Windsor.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 85 years old in Cambridge.
David J. Schwartz
American motivational writer and coach.
Born March 23rd, 1927 in United States.
Died December 6th, 1987 at 60 years old
Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Brazilian poet, chronicler, and writer (1902–1987).
Born October 31st, 1902 in Itabira.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Archduke Anton of Austria
Austrian-tuscan imperial and royal.
Born March 20th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died October 22nd, 1987 at 86 years old in Salzburg.
Gary Driscoll
American drummer (1946–1987).
Born April 18th, 1946.
Died June 8th, 1987 at 41 years old in Ithaca.
Tawfiq al-Hakim
Egyptian writer (1898-1987).
Born October 9th, 1898 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Cairo. [ref]
Blas Roca Calderio
Cuban politician.
Born July 24th, 1908 in Manzanillo.
Died April 26th, 1987 at 78 years old in Havana.
Joseph E. Levine
American film producer (1905–1987).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Greenwich.
Federico Mompou
Spanish composer and pianist (1893–1987).
Born April 16th, 1893 in Barcelona.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
Freddie Green
American jazz guitarist (1911–1987).
Born March 31st, 1911 in Charleston.
Died March 3rd, 1987 at 75 years old in Las Vegas.
Ho Ying-chin
Chinese politician (1890-1987).
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Xingyi.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Taipei.
Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean
President of argentina (1926-1987).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 2nd, 1987 at 60 years old in Chascomús.
Luis Federico Leloir
Argentine biochemist.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Catamarca Province (myocardial infarction).
Henry Richardson Labouisse
United states ambassador (1904–1987).
Born February 11th, 1904 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Pieter Menten
Dutch war criminal, art collector and businessman.
Born May 26th, 1899 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in Loosdrecht. [ref]
Raj Chandra Bose
Indian mathematician.
Born June 19th, 1901 in Hoshangabad.
Died October 31st, 1987 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Adile Naşit
Turkish stage, voice and film actress; comedian, story teller (1930-1987).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Istanbul.
Died December 11th, 1987 at 57 years old in Istanbul (colorectal cancer).
Madge Kennedy
American actress (1891-1987).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
Indian writer (1911–1987).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Kushinagar.
Died April 4th, 1987 at 76 years old in New Delhi.
Gilberto Freyre
Brazilian politician and academic (1900–1987).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Recife.
Died July 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Recife.
Alice Terry
Actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Deaths 176 to 200 of 579
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