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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
Milan Dvořák
Czech footballer (1934–2022).
Born November 19th, 1934 in Prague.
Died July 21st, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Hervé Faye
French astronomer (1814–1902).
Born October 1st, 1814 in Saint-Benoît-du-Sault. [ref]
Died July 4th, 1902 at 87 years old in Paris.
Francis Hallé
French botanist.
Born April 15th, 1938 in Seine-Port.
Died December 31st, 2025 at 87 years old in Montpellier. [ref]
Leon Schlumpf
Member of the swiss federal council (1925-2012).
Born February 3rd, 1925 in Felsberg.
Died July 7th, 2012 at 87 years old in Chur.
Vicente Enrique y Tarancón
Catholic cardinal (1907-1994).
Born May 14th, 1907 in Burriana.
Died November 28th, 1994 at 87 years old in Valencia.
Rahim Huseynov
Azerbaijani politician (1936–2023).
Died November 12th, 2023 at 87 years old in Baku.
Heinz Fütterer
West german athlete (1931-2019).
Born October 14th, 1931 in Elchesheim-Illingen.
Died February 10th, 2019 at 87 years old in Elchesheim-Illingen. [ref]
William Yorzyk
American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1933-2020).
Born May 29th, 1933 in Northampton.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 87 years old in East Brookfield. [ref]
William Henry Edwards
American entomologist, historian and businessperson (1822–1909).
Born March 15th, 1822 in Greene County.
Died April 4th, 1909 at 87 years old in West Virginia.
Philip Hershkovitz
U.s. zoologist (1909–1997).
Born October 12th, 1909 in Pittsburgh.
Died February 15th, 1997 at 87 years old in Chicago.
Deaths 1361 to 1370 of 1900
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