Dead at age 87

1,595 Notable deaths

Opika von Méray Horváth

Figure skater (1889–1977).

Born December 30th, 1889 in Arad.

Died April 25th, 1977 at 87 years old in Budapest.

Tamaz Chiladze

Georgian writer (1931-2018).

Born March 5th, 1931 in Sighnaghi.

Died September 28th, 2018 at 87 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Georges Lacombe

French film director.

Born August 19th, 1902 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died April 14th, 1990 at 87 years old in Cannes. [ref]

Ralph Theodore Breyer

American swimmer (1904–1991).

Born February 23rd, 1904 in Chicago.

Died May 8th, 1991 at 87 years old in Long Beach.

William Dod

British archer.

Born July 18th, 1867 in Bebington.

Died October 8th, 1954 at 87 years old in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Kazimierz Zimny

Polish distance runner.

Born June 4th, 1935 in Tczew.

Died June 30th, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]

Boris Nikolov

Bulgarian boxer (1929–2017).

Born March 6th, 1929 in Dobrich. [ref]

Died January 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Zoltán Friedmanszky

Hungarian footballer (1934–2022).

Born October 22nd, 1934 in Ormosbánya.

Died March 31st, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]

Valentina Kozlovskaya

Russian chess player.

Born April 18th, 1938 in Yessentuki.

Died December 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]

Jean-Baptiste Chabot

French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948).

Born February 16th, 1860 in Vouvray.

Died January 7th, 1948 at 87 years old in Paris.

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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman