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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Judit Elek
Hungarian film director.
Born November 10th, 1937 in Budapest.
Died October 1st, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Marcel Poot
Belgian composer (1901-1988).
Born May 7th, 1901 in Vilvoorde.
Died June 12th, 1988 at 87 years old in Ixelles.
William Cantrell
Racecar driver.
Born January 31st, 1908 in West Point.
Died January 22nd, 1996 at 87 years old in Jeffersonville.
Gino Gardassanich
Soccer player (1922-2010).
Born November 26th, 1922 in Rijeka.
Died February 12th, 2010 at 87 years old in Hinsdale. [ref]
Maria Bakunin
Italian chemist and biologist.
Born February 2nd, 1873 in Krasnoyarsk.
Died April 17th, 1960 at 87 years old in Naples.
Frantz Jourdain
French architect (1847–1935).
Born October 3rd, 1847 in Antwerp.
Died August 22nd, 1935 at 87 years old in Paris.
Masao Takemoto
Japanese artistic gymnast (1919–2007).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Hamada.
Died February 2nd, 2007 at 87 years old in Kanagawa Prefecture (cholangiocarcinoma). [ref]
Emil Andres
American open-wheel racing driver.
Born July 22nd, 1911 in Tinley Park.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 87 years old in South Holland.
Fritz Herkenrath
German footballer (1928-2016).
Born September 9th, 1928 in Cologne. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2016 at 87 years old in Aachen. [ref]
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