Dead at age 87
1,587 Notable deaths
Jadunath Sarkar
Bengali historian (1870–1958).
Born December 10th, 1870 in Natore District.
Died May 19th, 1958 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa
Portuguese businessman.
Born December 28th, 1937 in Freguesia de Cedofeita. [ref]
Died February 15th, 2025 at 87 years old in Porto (cancer). [ref]
Guadalupe Marín
Mexican model and novelist (1895-1983).
Born October 16th, 1895 in Jalisco.
Died February 7th, 1983 at 87 years old in Mexico City.
Branko Lustig
Croatian film producer (1932-2019).
Born June 10th, 1932 in Osijek.
Died November 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Zagreb (heart failure). [ref]
Queen Geraldine of Albania
Albanian royal consort (1915-2002).
Born August 6th, 1915 in Budapest.
Died October 22nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Tirana.
Nikolai Kardashev
Soviet and russian astronomer.
Born April 25th, 1932 in Moscow.
Died August 3rd, 2019 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]
G. S. Shivarudrappa
Indian writer (1926-2013).
Born February 7th, 1926 in Shikaripur.
Died December 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Banashankari.
Ivan Ribar
Croatian politician (1881-1968).
Born January 21st, 1881 in Vukmanić.
Died February 2nd, 1968 at 87 years old in Zagreb (disease).
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Chester County (car collision).
Nino Benvenuti
Italian boxer.
Born April 26th, 1938 in Izola.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
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