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Dead at age 87
1,571 Notable deaths
Maria Stader
Swiss operatic soprano (1911–1999).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Zurich.
Ivan Rabuzin
Croatian naive painter (1921-2008).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Ključ, Una-Sana Canton.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Varaždin. [ref]
Joseph Mercieca
Maltese prelate (1928–2016).
Born November 11th, 1928 in Rabat.
Died March 21st, 2016 at 87 years old in Żejtun. [ref]
Jevrem Brković
Montenegrin poet and writer (1933-2021).
Born December 29th, 1933 in Seoca.
Died January 24th, 2021 at 87 years old in Podgorica. [ref]
Adolf Brudes
German racing driver (1899-1986).
Born October 15th, 1899 in Kotulin, Silesian Voivodeship.
Died November 5th, 1986 at 87 years old in Bremen.
Alexander Dalgarno
British physicist and father of molecular astrophysics (1928–2015).
Born January 5th, 1928 in London.
Died April 9th, 2015 at 87 years old
Phillip King
British artist (1934-2021).
Born May 1st, 1934 in Tunis. [ref]
Died July 27th, 2021 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Charles Seignobos
French historian (1854-1942).
Born September 10th, 1854 in Lamastre. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1942 at 87 years old in Ploubazlanec. [ref]
János Csonka
Hungarian engineer (1852-1939).
Born January 22nd, 1852 in Szeged.
Died October 27th, 1939 at 87 years old in Budapest.
Huguette Dreyfus
French harpsichordist (1928–2016).
Born November 30th, 1928 in Mulhouse.
Died May 16th, 2016 at 87 years old in Issy-les-Moulineaux. [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel