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In the year 1987
579 Notable deaths
Zohar Argov
Israeli singer (1955-1987).
Born July 16th, 1955 in Rishon LeZion.
Died November 6th, 1987 at 32 years old in Rishon LeZion (hanging).
Henri Cochet
French tennis player (1901-1987).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Villeurbanne.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Dambudzo Marechera
Zimbabwean writer.
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Tom Waddell
Founder of gay games (1937–1987).
Born November 1st, 1937 in Paterson.
Died July 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist (1894-1987).
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema.
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande.
Georges Franju
French filmmaker (1912–1987).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères.
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Ajita Wilson
American actress (1950–1987).
Born January 12th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died May 26th, 1987 at 37 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
William Rose
American screenwriter (1914-1987).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Jefferson City.
Died February 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Jersey.
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic (1918–1987).
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist (1913–1987).
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in germany (1908–1987).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lang Jeffries
American actor (1930-1987).
Born June 7th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 56 years old in Huntington Beach.
Bjørge Lillelien
Norwegian sports journalist (1927-1987).
Born March 29th, 1927 in Røyken.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 60 years old in Oslo (cancer).
Viola Dana
Actress (1897-1987).
Born June 26th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
Gordon Gollob
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 16th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in Sulingen.
Hermann Lang
German racecar driver (1909–1987).
Born April 6th, 1909 in Stuttgart.
Died October 19th, 1987 at 78 years old in Stuttgart.
Otto Wöhler
German general.
Born July 12th, 1894 in Großburgwedel. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 92 years old in Großburgwedel.
Andrea Palma
Mexican actress (1903–1987).
Born April 16th, 1903 in Victoria de Durango.
Died November 11th, 1987 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Verree Teasdale
American stage and film actress (1903–1987).
Born March 15th, 1904 in Spokane.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 82 years old in Culver City.
Robert Paige
American actor, newscaster (1911-1987).
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Indianapolis.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in San Clemente (aneurysm).
Warne Marsh
American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987).
Born October 26th, 1927 in Los Angeles.
Died December 18th, 1987 at 60 years old in North Hollywood.
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi