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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Elfrida Andrée
Swedish organist, composer and conductor (1841–1929).
Born February 19th, 1841 in Visby parish. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1929 at 87 years old in Vasa parish.
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth
British politician (1921–2008).
Born January 16th, 1921 in Dundee.
Died October 3rd, 2008 at 87 years old in London (infectious disease). [ref]
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
Russian geographer, art collector and statistician.
Born January 14th, 1827 in Ryazanka.
Died March 11th, 1914 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Kiyoshi Hasegawa
Japanese admiral (1883-1970).
Born May 7th, 1883 in Asuwa district.
Died September 2nd, 1970 at 87 years old in Jiyūgaoka.
Ben Lear
United states army general (1879–1966).
Born May 12th, 1879 in Hamilton.
Died November 2nd, 1966 at 87 years old in Murfreesboro. [ref]
Mathilde Marchesi
German mezzo-soprano and singing teacher (1821-1913).
Born March 28th, 1826 in Frankfurt.
Died November 18th, 1913 at 87 years old in London.
Josef Altstötter
High-ranking official in the german ministry of justice under the nazi regime (1892-1979).
Born January 4th, 1892 in Bad Griesbach im Rottal.
Died November 13th, 1979 at 87 years old in Nuremberg.
Florence Gilbert
American actress (1904-1991).
Born February 20th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died February 27th, 1991 at 87 years old in Sylmar.
James Lindsay Almond, Jr.
United states federal judge (1898-1986).
Born June 15th, 1898 in Charlottesville. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1986 at 87 years old in Richmond. [ref]
Egon Orowan
Physicist (1902-1989).
Born August 2nd, 1902 in Budapest.
Died August 3rd, 1989 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 991 to 1000 of 1890
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