Dead at age 87

1,589 Notable deaths

Theodor Wisch

Ss general (1907-1995).

Born December 13th, 1907 in Wesselburenerkoog.

Died January 11th, 1995 at 87 years old in Norderstedt.

Henry Stephens Salt

English writer and social reformer.

Born September 20th, 1851 in India. [ref]

Died April 19th, 1939 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]

Sven Lindqvist

Swedish writer.

Born March 28th, 1932 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died May 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]

Romola de Pulszky

Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer vaslav nijinsky.

Born February 20th, 1891 in Budapest.

Died June 8th, 1978 at 87 years old in Paris.

Norma Nolan

Argentine model (1938–2025).

Born April 22nd, 1938 in Venado Tuerto. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Miami. [ref]

Diana Budisavljević

Austrian humanitarian (1891–1978).

Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.

Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.

Roland Petit

French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011).

Born January 13th, 1924 in Villemomble.

Died July 10th, 2011 at 87 years old in Geneva (leukemia). [ref]

Georg Henrik von Wright

Finland swedish philosopher, professor and member of the academy of finland.

Born June 14th, 1916 in Helsinki. [ref]

Died June 16th, 2003 at 87 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Stanley Karnow

American historian and journalist (1925-2013).

Born February 4th, 1925 in Brooklyn.

Died January 27th, 2013 at 87 years old in Potomac (heart failure).

Muhal Richard Abrams

American musician (1930-2017).

Born September 19th, 1930 in Chicago. [ref]

Died October 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

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Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene