Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
Dead at age 87
1,898 Notable deaths
Victor Hugo Halperin
American film director (1895–1983).
Born August 24th, 1895 in Chicago.
Died May 17th, 1983 at 87 years old in Bentonville.
Stanisław Tym
Polish writer (1937–2024).
Born July 17th, 1937 in Małkinia Górna.
Died December 6th, 2024 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
John Graham Kerr
British zoologist and politician (1869-1957).
Born September 18th, 1869 in Arkley.
Died April 21st, 1957 at 87 years old in Barley.
Mary-Dell Chilton
American biologist (born 1939).
Born February 2nd, 1939 in Indianapolis. [ref]
Died June 24th, 2026 at 87 years old in Carrboro. [ref]
Susan Macdowell Eakins
American photographer (1851-1938).
Born September 21st, 1851 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 1938 at 87 years old in Philadelphia.
Alexandre Trauner
Hungarian art director (1906-1993).
Born August 3rd, 1906 in Budapest.
Died December 5th, 1993 at 87 years old in Omonville-la-Petite.
Dong Zhiming
Chinese paleontologist (1937–2024).
Born January 1st, 1937 in Weihai.
Died October 20th, 2024 at 87 years old in Beijing.
Charles Régnier
German actor (1914-2001).
Born July 22nd, 1914 in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Died September 13th, 2001 at 87 years old in Bad Wiessee (stroke).
Vladimir Karpov
Russian-soviet writer and soldier.
Born July 28th, 1922 in Orenburg.
Died January 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Alfred Landé
American physicist (1888-1976).
Born December 13th, 1888 in Elberfeld.
Died October 30th, 1976 at 87 years old in Columbus.
Deaths 1091 to 1100 of 1898
That’s what literature is. It’s the people who went before us, tapping out messages from the past, from beyond the grave, trying to tell us about life and death! Listen to them! Connie Willis