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Dead at age 87
1,468 Notable deaths
Ramanand Sagar
Indian film director (1917-2005).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Lahore.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
Red Buttons
American comedian and actor (1919-2006).
Born February 5th, 1919 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died July 13th, 2006 at 87 years old in Century City (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
B. Saroja Devi
Indian actress.
Born January 7th, 1938 in Bengaluru.
Died July 14th, 2025 at 87 years old in Bengaluru. [ref]
Ja'Net DuBois
American actress (d. 2020).
Born August 5th, 1932 in Philadelphia.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Glendale (peripheral artery disease, chronic renal insufficiency). [ref]
Dwayne Hickman
American actor.
Born May 18th, 1934 in Los Angeles.
Died January 9th, 2022 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991).
Born November 7th, 1903 in Columbus Grove. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Richard Matheson
American fiction writer (1926-2013).
Born February 20th, 1926 in Allendale. [ref]
Died June 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Garth Hudson
Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937–2025).
Born August 2nd, 1937 in Windsor.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 87 years old in Woodstock. [ref]
Roger Whittaker
British singer-songwriter and musician.
Born March 22nd, 1936 in Nairobi.
Died September 13th, 2023 at 87 years old in Montaigu-de-Quercy. [ref]
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