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Dead at age 87
1,587 Notable deaths
Leroy Grumman
American aerospace engineer (1895–1982).
Born January 4th, 1895 in Huntington.
Died October 4th, 1982 at 87 years old in Manhasset.
Jim Sasser
American politician (1936–2024).
Born September 30th, 1936 in Memphis.
Died September 10th, 2024 at 87 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Muḥammad Mutawallī al-Shaʻrāwī
Islamic scholar.
Born April 15th, 1911 in Egypt.
Died June 17th, 1998 at 87 years old in Egypt.
David Malet Armstrong
Australian philosopher (1926-2014).
Born July 8th, 1926 in Melbourne. [ref]
Died May 13th, 2014 at 87 years old in Sydney. [ref]
Margaret Heckler
American politician (1931-2018).
Born June 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Arlington County (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Don Sundquist
American politician (1936–2023).
Born March 15th, 1936 in Moline.
Died August 27th, 2023 at 87 years old in Memphis. [ref]
William Link
American screenwriter and producer (1933–2020).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen, Helsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
Burton Richter
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Salomon Morel
Holocaust survivor accused of war crimes by polish government.
Born November 15th, 1919 in Garbów.
Died February 14th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
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