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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Erich Loest
German writer (1926–2013).
Born February 24th, 1926 in Mittweida.
Died September 12th, 2013 at 87 years old in Leipzig (falling). [ref]
Sâmiha Ayverdi
Turkish novelist and writer (1905–1993).
Born November 25th, 1905 in Istanbul.
Died March 22nd, 1993 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Władysław Orlicz
Polish mathematician (1903–1990).
Born May 24th, 1903 in Okocim.
Died August 9th, 1990 at 87 years old in Poznań.
Vladimir Solomonovich Pozner
French writer and translator (1905-1992).
Born January 5th, 1905 in Paris.
Died February 19th, 1992 at 87 years old in Paris.
Kazimierz Bein
Polish ophthalmologist, lexicographer, translator and esperantist (1872–1959).
Born February 29th, 1872 in Sierżnia.
Died June 15th, 1959 at 87 years old in Łódź.
Ugo Pirro
Italian screenwriter and novelist (1920-2008).
Born April 26th, 1920 in Salerno.
Died January 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Catherine Hardy Lavender
American athletics competitor (1930–2017).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Carrollton.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia). [ref]
Rose Chibambo
Malawian politician.
Born September 8th, 1928 in Kafukule, Mzimba District. [ref]
Died January 12th, 2016 at 87 years old in Blantyre (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Emil Schumacher
German artist (1912-1999).
Born August 29th, 1912 in Hagen.
Died October 4th, 1999 at 87 years old in Sant Josep de sa Talaia.
Zaid al-Rifai
Former prime minister of jordan (1936–2024).
Born November 27th, 1936 in Amman.
Died August 12th, 2024 at 87 years old [ref]
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde