In the year 1987
625 Notable deaths
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
American actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles.
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
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 to death, asphyxia).
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 (1952-1987).
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape.
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications).
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).
Earl Wilson
American journalist (1907-1987).
Born May 3rd, 1907 in Rockford.
Died January 16th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yonkers.
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Winnipeg.
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.
Mary Cover Jones
American psychologist (1897–1888).
Born September 1st, 1897 in Johnstown.
Died July 22nd, 1987 at 89 years old in Santa Barbara.
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Philadelphia.
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).
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 December 26th, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Lang Jeffries
Canadian 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.
Died July 3rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
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A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell