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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
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.
John Simon
British pathologist (1816–1904).
Born October 10th, 1816 in London.
Died July 23rd, 1904 at 87 years old in London.
Ignaz Lachner
German composer and conductor (1807-1895).
Born September 11th, 1807 in Rain.
Died February 24th, 1895 at 87 years old in Hanover.
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
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.
Füreya Koral
Turkish artist (1910–1997).
Born June 2nd, 1910 in Büyükada.
Died August 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
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]
William Johnson Sollas
British geologist and anthropologist (1849 – 1936).
Born May 30th, 1849 in Birmingham.
Died October 20th, 1936 at 87 years old
Deaths 1261 to 1270 of 1890
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