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Dead at age 87

1,900 Notable deaths

Len Duncan

Racecar driver.

Born July 25th, 1911 in Brooklyn.

Died August 1st, 1998 at 87 years old in Lansdale.

Effie Shannon

American actress (1867-1954).

Born May 13th, 1867 in Cambridge.

Died July 24th, 1954 at 87 years old in Bay Shore.

Karl Warner

Athletics competitor (1908-1995).

Born June 23rd, 1908 in Woodbury.

Died September 5th, 1995 at 87 years old in Rochester.

Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws

Dutch politician (1929-2017).

Born April 5th, 1929.

Died January 7th, 2017 at 87 years old

Wieńczysław Gliński

Polish actor (1921-2008).

Born May 10th, 1921 in Astrakhan.

Died July 8th, 2008 at 87 years old in Warsaw.

Christa Stubnick

East german sprinter (1933-2021).

Born December 12th, 1933 in Gardelegen.

Died May 13th, 2021 at 87 years old in Borken.

Willy Giesemann

German footballer (1937–2024).

Born September 2nd, 1937 in Brunswick.

Died October 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Brunswick. [ref]

Rudolf Fernau

Actor (1898–1985).

Born January 7th, 1898 in Munich.

Died November 4th, 1985 at 87 years old in Munich.

Friedrich Arnold

German anatomist and physiologist (1803–1890).

Born January 8th, 1803 in Edenkoben.

Died July 4th, 1890 at 87 years old in Heidelberg.

Herbert von Böckmann

German general and knight's cross recipient (1886–1974).

Born July 24th, 1886 in Bremen.

Died March 3rd, 1974 at 87 years old in Baden-Baden.

Deaths 1521 to 1530 of 1900

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