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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
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.
Maria Kownacka
Polish writer.
Born November 11th, 1894 in Słup.
Died February 27th, 1982 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Boris Shilkov
Speed skater.
Born June 28th, 1927 in Arkhangelsk.
Died June 27th, 2015 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Emil Ábrányi
Composer, conductor, director (1882-1970).
Born September 22nd, 1882 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1970 at 87 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Menachem Avidom
Israeli composer of polish descent (1908-1995).
Born January 6th, 1908 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died August 5th, 1995 at 87 years old in Herzliya.
Marshall Wayne
American diver (1912-1999).
Born May 25th, 1912 in St. Louis.
Died June 16th, 1999 at 87 years old in North Carolina.
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