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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
Mary Fairchild Low
American artist, painter (1858-1946).
Born August 11th, 1858 in New Haven.
Died May 23rd, 1946 at 87 years old in Bronxville.
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]
Abbas Zandi
Iranian wrestler.
Born June 3rd, 1930 in Tehran. [ref]
Died October 30th, 2017 at 87 years old in Tehran. [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.
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]
Deaths 1261 to 1270 of 1900
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