Dead at age 87
1,589 Notable deaths
Christian Schad
German artist (1894-1982).
Born August 21st, 1894 in Miesbach. [ref]
Died February 25th, 1982 at 87 years old in Stuttgart. [ref]
Morley Callaghan
Canadian writer (1903–1990).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Toronto.
Died August 25th, 1990 at 87 years old in Toronto.
Joseph Joffo
French writer (1931-2018).
Born April 2nd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. [ref]
Otto Barić
Yugoslavian football player and manager, later croatian (1932-2020).
Born June 19th, 1933 in Blasnitzen. [ref]
Died December 13th, 2020 at 87 years old in Zagreb (COVID-19). [ref]
Charles Helou
President of lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
Pavel Batov
Soviet military commander.
Born June 1st, 1897 in Filisovo, Yaroslavl Oblast.
Died April 19th, 1985 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Olga Guillot
Cuban singer (1922–2010).
Born October 9th, 1922 in Santiago de Cuba.
Died July 12th, 2010 at 87 years old in Miami Beach.
Edgar Douglas Adrian
English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Anton Pannekoek
Dutch astronomer and marxist theorist (1873-1960).
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Vaassen.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 87 years old in Wageningen.
Gevork Vartanian
Soviet spy (1924–2012).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer).
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