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Dead at age 87
1,898 Notable deaths
Georgy Baydukov
Soviet aircraft test pilot and writer (1907-1994).
Died December 28th, 1994 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Rolf Singer
German mycologist (1906–1994).
Born June 23rd, 1906 in Schliersee.
Died January 18th, 1994 at 87 years old in Chicago.
James Kirkwood
American actor and film director (1875–1963).
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Grand Rapids.
Died August 24th, 1963 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.
Charlie Rivel
Spanish circus clown (1896-1983).
Born April 23rd, 1896 in Cubelles.
Died July 26th, 1983 at 87 years old in Sant Pere de Ribes (hemiplegia).
Marina Colasanti
Italian-brazilian writer, translator and journalist (1937–2025).
Born September 26th, 1937 in Asmara.
Died January 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Bent Mejding
Danish actor, theater manager and director (1937–2024).
Born January 14th, 1937 in Svendborg.
Died November 12th, 2024 at 87 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia). [ref]
Michel Aglietta
French economist.
Born February 18th, 1938 in Chambéry. [ref]
Died April 24th, 2025 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Pyotr Todorovsky
Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, composer (1925-2013).
Born August 26th, 1925 in Bobrynets.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 87 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Xavier Le Pichon
French geophysicist (1937–2025).
Born June 18th, 1937 in Vietnam.
Died March 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old in Sisteron. [ref]
Elena Varzi
Italian actress.
Born December 21st, 1926 in Rome.
Died September 1st, 2014 at 87 years old in Sperlonga (heart failure).
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