Dead at age 87

1,890 Notable deaths

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]

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.

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.

M. S. Viswanathan

Indian actor-musician.

Born June 24th, 1928 in Elappully Grama Panchayat.

Died July 14th, 2015 at 87 years old in Chennai (respiratory failure).

Dwayne Hickman

American actor (1934–2022).

Born May 18th, 1934 in Los Angeles.

Died January 9th, 2022 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Mark Goddard

American actor (1936–2023).

Born July 24th, 1936 in Lowell.

Died October 10th, 2023 at 87 years old in Hingham. [ref]

Jorge Rafael Videla

Argentine dictator (1925–2013).

Born August 2nd, 1925 in Mercedes.

Died May 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).

Raine Spencer, Countess Spencer

British socialite and local politician (1929-2016).

Born September 9th, 1929 in Newbury.

Died October 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in London.

Deaths 101 to 110 of 1890

Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia