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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883–1970).
Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco.
Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City.
Kamala Sohonie
Indian biochemist (1911–1998).
Born June 18th, 1911 in Indore. [ref]
Died June 28th, 1998 at 87 years old in New Delhi.
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway (1891–1979).
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
Leo Major
Canadian world war ii and korean war soldier (1921–2008).
Born January 23rd, 1921 in New Bedford.
Died October 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Candiac.
B. Saroja Devi
Indian actress.
Born January 7th, 1938 in Bengaluru.
Died July 14th, 2025 at 87 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Warren E. Burger
Chief justice of the united states from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Saint Paul.
Died June 25th, 1995 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919–2006).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Manhattan.
Died July 13th, 2006 at 87 years old in Century City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Lima, Columbus Grove.
Died February 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica.
Roger Whittaker
British singer-songwriter and musician.
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Nairobi.
Died September 12th, 2023 at 87 years old in Castelsarrasin. [ref]
Willard Scott
American weather presenter and television personality (1934–2021).
Born March 7th, 1934 in Alexandria.
Died September 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in Delaplane. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 1890
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