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Dead at age 87
1,570 Notable deaths
Norbertine Bresslern-Roth
Austrian painter (1891-1978).
Born November 13th, 1891 in Graz.
Died November 30th, 1978 at 87 years old in Graz.
Fenny Heemskerk
Dutch chess player (1919–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1919 in Amsterdam.
Died June 8th, 2007 at 87 years old in Amersfoort.
Jules Ancion
Field hockey player (1924-2011).
Born August 21st, 1924 in Palembang.
Died November 30th, 2011 at 87 years old in The Hague. [ref]
Ioánnis Paleokrassás
Greek politician.
Born March 27th, 1934 in Athens.
Died October 2nd, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]
Washington Benavides
Uruguayan writer.
Born March 3rd, 1930 in Tacuarembó.
Died September 24th, 2017 at 87 years old in Montevideo (pneumonia). [ref]
Seda Vermisheva
Armenian-russian poet (1932-2020).
Born October 9th, 1932 in Tbilisi.
Died February 19th, 2020 at 87 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Erika Fisch
German athlete.
Born April 29th, 1934 in Hanover.
Died November 9th, 2021 at 87 years old in Hanover. [ref]
Paul Smart
American sailor (1892–1979).
Born January 13th, 1892 in Yarmouth.
Died June 22nd, 1979 at 87 years old in Darien.
William Pimm
British sport shooter (1864-1952).
Born December 10th, 1864 in Bow.
Died July 18th, 1952 at 87 years old in Miami.
Leo Amberg
Swiss racing cyclist (1912-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Ballwil.
Died August 17th, 1999 at 87 years old in Oberriet.
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