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Dead at age 87
1,570 Notable deaths
Gustave Buchard
French fencer (1890–1977).
Born February 17th, 1890 in Le Havre.
Died February 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Barentin.
Marc Bouissou
French rower.
Born April 6th, 1931 in Joinville-le-Pont. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Olaf Pedersen
Gymnast (1884-1972).
Born July 6th, 1884 in Denmark.
Died April 6th, 1972 at 87 years old in Denmark.
Cèlia Suñol i Pla
Spanish writer (1899-1986).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Barcelona.
Died August 6th, 1986 at 87 years old in Barcelona.
Tatyana Afanasyeva
Russian/dutch mathematician and physicist (1876-1964).
Born November 19th, 1876 in Kyiv.
Died April 14th, 1964 at 87 years old in Leiden.
Arif Babayev
Azerbaijani singer (1938–2025).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Sarıhacılı.
Died August 1st, 2025 at 87 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
Komil Yashin
Soviet writer and poet (1909-1997).
Born December 25th, 1909 in Andijan.
Died September 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in Tashkent.
George Falcke
Gymnast.
Born March 2nd, 1891 in Boston.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 87 years old in Copenhagen.
Mikayil Useynov
Azerbaijani architect (1905-1992).
Born April 19th, 1905 in Baku.
Died October 7th, 1992 at 87 years old in Baku.
Teóphilo Bettencourt Pereira
Brazilian footballer (1900-1988).
Born April 11th, 1900 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died April 10th, 1988 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
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