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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
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.
Jerónimo Saavedra
Spanish politician and academic (1936–2023).
Born July 3rd, 1936 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died November 21st, 2023 at 87 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Oleg Anofriyev
Soviet and russian actor (1930—2018).
Born July 20th, 1930 in Gelendzhik.
Died March 28th, 2018 at 87 years old in Kozino. [ref]
Mariya Dolina
Soviet wwii dive bomber pilot and heroine of the soviet union (1922–2010).
Born December 18th, 1922 in Omsk Oblast.
Died March 3rd, 2010 at 87 years old in Kyiv.
William Colenso
New zealand printer, botanist, explorer, missionary and politician (1811-1899).
Born November 17th, 1811 in Penzance. [ref]
Died February 10th, 1899 at 87 years old in Napier.
Georgy Arbatov
Soviet/russian political scientist (1923-2010).
Born May 19th, 1923 in Kherson.
Died October 1st, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer). [ref]
Melih Cevdet Anday
Turkish poet and writer (1915–2002).
Born March 13th, 1915 in Istanbul.
Died November 28th, 2002 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Oswald West
American politician (1873-1960).
Born May 20th, 1873 in Guelph.
Died August 22nd, 1960 at 87 years old in Portland.
Heinrich Kayser
German physicist (1853–1940).
Born March 16th, 1853 in Bingen am Rhein.
Died October 14th, 1940 at 87 years old in Bonn.
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