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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Josip Stritar
Slovenian writer (1836-1923).
Born March 6th, 1836 in Velike Lašče.
Died November 25th, 1923 at 87 years old in Rogaška Slatina.
Emma Irene Åström
Finnish teacher and finland's first female university graduate (1847-1934).
Born April 27th, 1847 in Taivassalo.
Died July 3rd, 1934 at 87 years old in Ekenäs.
William Dod
British archer (1867–1954).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Bebington.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 87 years old in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Boris Nikolov
Bulgarian boxer (1929–2017).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Dobrich. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
Zoltán Friedmanszky
Hungarian footballer (1934–2022).
Born October 22nd, 1934 in Ormosbánya.
Died March 31st, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Valentina Kozlovskaya
Russian chess player.
Born April 18th, 1938 in Yessentuki.
Died December 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Jean-Baptiste Chabot
French catholic priest and scholar (1860–1948).
Born February 16th, 1860 in Vouvray.
Died January 7th, 1948 at 87 years old in Paris.
Meinhard von Gerkan
German architect (1935–2022).
Born January 3rd, 1935 in Riga.
Died November 30th, 2022 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Luigi Carnera
Italian astronomer (1875-1962).
Born April 14th, 1875 in Trieste.
Died July 30th, 1962 at 87 years old in Florence.
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