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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
John Obadiah Westwood
English entomologist and archaeologist (1805-1893).
Born December 22nd, 1805 in Sheffield.
Died January 2nd, 1893 at 87 years old in Oxford.
Bernard Clavel
French writer (1923-2010).
Born May 29th, 1923 in Lons-le-Saunier.
Died October 5th, 2010 at 87 years old in Chambéry. [ref]
Ranko Marinković
Croatian writer (1913–2001).
Born February 22nd, 1913 in Komiža.
Died January 28th, 2001 at 87 years old in Zagreb.
Adolphe d'Ennery
French jewish dramatist and novelist (1811–1899).
Born June 17th, 1811 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 26th, 1899 at 87 years old in avenue Foch. [ref]
Hussein Maziq
Former prime minister of libya (1918-2006).
Born June 26th, 1918 in Jebel Akhdar.
Died May 12th, 2006 at 87 years old in Benghazi. [ref]
Duncan McNaughton
Athletics competitor (1910-1998).
Born December 7th, 1910 in Cornwall.
Died January 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Austin.
Maria Stader
Swiss operatic soprano (1911–1999).
Born November 5th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died April 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Zurich.
Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza
Spanish basque politician (1938–2026).
Born June 2nd, 1938 in Pamplona.
Died May 4th, 2026 at 87 years old in Pamplona (infarction). [ref]
Ivan Rabuzin
Croatian naive painter (1921-2008).
Born March 27th, 1921 in Ključ, Varaždin County.
Died December 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Varaždin. [ref]
Carlos Alberto Raffo
Argentine footballer (1926-2013).
Born April 10th, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Guayaquil.
Deaths 1251 to 1260 of 1900
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson