Dead at age 87

1,570 Notable deaths

Jean Ducret

French footballer (1887-1975).

Born November 27th, 1887 in Suresnes. [ref]

Died November 19th, 1975 at 87 years old in Vaucresson. [ref]

Afrânio da Costa

Sport shooter.

Born March 14th, 1892 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died June 26th, 1979 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Elena Lagadinova

Bulgarian agronomist, genetic engineer, and politician.

Born May 9th, 1930 in Razlog.

Died November 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia.

Gertrud Fussenegger

Austrian writer.

Born May 8th, 1921 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died March 19th, 2009 at 87 years old in Linz. [ref]

Etelka Kenéz Heka

Hungarian writer, poet, singer.

Born October 26th, 1936 in Gajić.

Died May 5th, 2024 at 87 years old in Hódmezővásárhely. [ref]

Boļeslavs Sloskāns

Catholic bishop (1893-1981).

Born August 31st, 1893 in Stirniene. [ref]

Died April 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Norman Borrett

British all-round amateur sportsman (1917-2004).

Born October 1st, 1917 in Wanstead.

Died December 10th, 2004 at 87 years old in Colchester. [ref]

Michel Scheuer

West german canoe racer.

Born May 20th, 1927 in Luxembourg.

Died March 31st, 2015 at 87 years old in Krefeld. [ref]

Metakse

Armenian writer (1926-2014).

Born December 23rd, 1926 in Arevshat.

Died August 10th, 2014 at 87 years old in Yerevan.

Hanno Selg

Estonian modern pentathlete.

Born May 31st, 1932 in Tartu.

Died October 2nd, 2019 at 87 years old [ref]

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