Dead at age 87
1,468 Notable deaths
Gene Wolfe
American science fiction and fantasy writer.
Born May 7th, 1931 in New York City.
Died April 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Peoria (heart disease). [ref]
Alan Lomax
American music historian, field collector, producer and filmmaker.
Born January 31st, 1915 in Austin. [ref]
Died July 19th, 2002 at 87 years old in Safety Harbor. [ref]
Avery Brundage
President of the international olympic committee from 1952 to 1972.
Born September 28th, 1887 in Detroit.
Died May 8th, 1975 at 87 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (surgical complications).
Maurice Evans
English actor (1901-1989).
Born June 3rd, 1901 in Dorchester.
Died March 12th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rottingdean (disease).
Jonathan Frid
Canadian actor, theatre director.
Born December 2nd, 1924 in Hamilton.
Died April 14th, 2012 at 87 years old in Hamilton (pneumonia). [ref]
Alvin Toffler
American writer, futurist and businessman.
Born October 4th, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 27th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Eli Broad
American businessperson and philanthropist (1933-2021).
Born June 6th, 1933 in The Bronx.
Died April 30th, 2021 at 87 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. [ref]
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik. [ref]
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Carl Levin
American politician (1934-2021).
Born June 28th, 1934 in Detroit.
Died July 29th, 2021 at 87 years old in Henry Ford Hospital. [ref]
Léon Degrelle
Belgian politician, nazi (1906-1994).
Born June 15th, 1906 in Bouillon. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1994 at 87 years old in Málaga (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson