Dead at age 87
1,588 Notable deaths
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981).
Born February 22nd, 1894 in Dillon.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 87 years old in Bay Shore (disease).
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist.
Born June 24th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yolande Fox
American singer, model, activist.
Born November 29th, 1928 in Mobile.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Jamestown. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Old Lyme. [ref]
Herbert Wilcox
Film producer and director from britain (1890-1977).
Born April 19th, 1890 in Cork. [ref]
Died May 15th, 1977 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
John Mbiti
Kenyan philosopher (1931–2019).
Born November 30th, 1931 in Kenya Colony.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 87 years old
Aaron Siskind
American photographer (1903-1991).
Born December 4th, 1903 in New York City.
Died February 8th, 1991 at 87 years old in Providence.
Galway Kinnell
American poet (1927–2014).
Born February 1st, 1927 in Providence.
Died October 28th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sheffield (leukemia).
Julie Manet
French painter and art collector (1878-1966).
Born November 14th, 1878 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1966 at 87 years old in Paris.
C. B. van Niel
Dutch-american microbiologist (1897–1985).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Haarlem.
Died March 10th, 1985 at 87 years old in Carmel-by-the-Sea.
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When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche