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Dead at age 87
1,566 Notable deaths
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 13th, 2023 at 87 years old in Montaigu-de-Quercy. [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]
Willard Scott
American retired weather presenter and actor.
Born March 7th, 1934 in Alexandria.
Died September 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in Delaplane. [ref]
Len Dawson
American football player (1935-2022).
Born June 20th, 1935 in Alliance. [ref]
Died August 24th, 2022 at 87 years old in Kansas City. [ref]
Garrett Morgan
American inventor.
Born March 4th, 1877 in Claysville.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 87 years old in Cleveland.
Eleanor Coppola
American documentary filmmaker (1936–2024).
Born May 4th, 1936 in Los Angeles.
Died April 12th, 2024 at 87 years old in Rutherford. [ref]
Tunku Abdul Rahman
First prime minister of malaysia (1903-1990).
Born February 8th, 1903 in Alor Setar.
Died December 6th, 1990 at 87 years old in Penang.
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]
Ramanand Sagar
Indian film director (1917-2005).
Born December 29th, 1917 in Lahore.
Died December 12th, 2005 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
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