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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]

Ahmed Deedat

South african writer and orator.

Born July 1st, 1918 in Surat.

Died August 8th, 2005 at 87 years old in Verulam.

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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