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Dead at age 87
1,415 Notable deaths
José Saramago
Portuguese writer and recipient of the 1998 nobel prize in literature.
Born November 16th, 1922 in Golegã, Azinhaga. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Tías, Las Palmas, Lanzarote (leukemia). [ref]
Gala Dalí
Wife of, first, paul éluard, then salvador dalí.
Born September 7th, 1894 in Kazan.
Died June 10th, 1982 at 87 years old in Port Lligat (disease).
Mildred Gillars
American nazi propagandist (1900–1988).
Born November 29th, 1900 in Portland.
Died June 25th, 1988 at 87 years old in Columbus (colorectal cancer).
Ronnie Hawkins
American musician.
Born January 10th, 1935 in Huntsville.
Died May 29th, 2022 at 87 years old in Peterborough. [ref]
Edith Roosevelt
First lady of the united states (1901-1909).
Born August 6th, 1861 in New York City.
Died September 30th, 1948 at 87 years old in Oyster Bay.
Irvin Kershner
Film director (1923-2010).
Born April 29th, 1923 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died November 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Ty Hardin
American actor (1930-2017).
Born January 1st, 1930 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Huntington Beach (disease).
Clara Rockmore
Russian-born american musician.
Born March 9th, 1911 in Vilnius.
Died May 10th, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Shashikala
Indian actress.
Born August 4th, 1933 in Solapur.
Died April 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in Mumbai.
Jorge Rafael Videla
Argentinian dictator between 1976 and 1981.
Born August 2nd, 1925 in Mercedes.
Died May 17th, 2013 at 87 years old in Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
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