Dead at age 87
1,589 Notable deaths
John Meurig Thomas
Welsh chemist (1932–2020).
Born December 15th, 1932 in Tumble.
Died November 13th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Ghazali Shafie
Malaysian politician (1922-2010).
Born March 22nd, 1922 in Pahang.
Died January 24th, 2010 at 87 years old in Subang Jaya. [ref]
Nils Christie
Norwegian sociologist and criminologist (1928–2015).
Born February 24th, 1928 in Oslo.
Died May 27th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Petro Shelest
Ukrainian politician (1908-1996).
Born February 14th, 1908 in Andriivka, Balakliia Raion.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Claude Allègre
French politician and geochemist (1937–2025).
Born March 31st, 1937 in Paris. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2025 at 87 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lotte H. Eisner
German film historian (1896-1983).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Berlin.
Died November 25th, 1983 at 87 years old in Garches.
Georges de Rham
Swiss mathematician (1903–1990).
Born September 10th, 1903 in Roche.
Died October 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Lausanne.
Kazimierz Fajans
Polish-american scientist.
Born May 27th, 1887 in Warsaw.
Died May 18th, 1975 at 87 years old in Ann Arbor.
Silva Kaputikyan
Armenian poet, writer and political activist (1919–2006).
Born January 20th, 1919 in Yerevan.
Died August 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in Yerevan (stroke).
Beverly Bayne
American actress (1894–1982).
Born November 11th, 1894 in Minneapolis.
Died August 18th, 1982 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin