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Dead at age 87

1,900 Notable deaths

Mato Kósyk

Sorbian poet (1853–1940).

Born June 18th, 1853 in Werben.

Died November 22nd, 1940 at 87 years old in Albion.

Dennis Green

Australian canoeist.

Born May 26th, 1931 in Sydney. [ref]

Died September 5th, 2018 at 87 years old in Sydney (cancer). [ref]

Sergei Vonsovsky

Russian physicist (1910–1998).

Born September 2nd, 1910 in Tashkent.

Died August 11th, 1998 at 87 years old in Yekaterinburg. [ref]

Dmitry Ilovaysky

Russian historian (1832-1920).

Born March 18th, 1832 in Chaplygin.

Died February 15th, 1920 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Anton Urban

Slovak soccer player (1934–2021).

Born January 16th, 1934 in Kysak.

Died March 5th, 2021 at 87 years old [ref]

Rudolf Carl

Austrian actor (1899–1987).

Born June 19th, 1899 in Břeclav.

Died January 15th, 1987 at 87 years old in Graz.

Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

Prince of löwenstein-wertheim-rosenberg from 1849 to 1908.

Born May 21st, 1834 in Bor.

Died November 8th, 1921 at 87 years old in Cologne.

Anna Petronella van Heerden

South african physician, first afrikaner woman to qualify as a medical doctor.

Born April 26th, 1887 in Bethlehem. [ref]

Died January 10th, 1975 at 87 years old in Cape Town. [ref]

Ekaterine Gabashvili

Georgian writer (1851–1938).

Born June 16th, 1851 in Gori.

Died August 7th, 1938 at 87 years old in Mepiskalaki.

Martin Stixrud

Norwegian figure skater (1876-1964).

Born February 9th, 1876 in Christiania.

Died January 8th, 1964 at 87 years old in Oslo.

Deaths 1601 to 1610 of 1900

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