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Dead at age 87

1,900 Notable deaths

Kalevi Lehtovirta

Finnish footballer (1928-2016).

Born February 20th, 1928 in Turku.

Died January 10th, 2016 at 87 years old in Turku. [ref]

Ingrid Sandahl

Swedish artistic gymnast and olympic champion (1924–2011).

Born November 5th, 1924 in Stockholm. [ref]

Died November 15th, 2011 at 87 years old in Örebro. [ref]

Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Peruvian writer (1939–2026).

Born February 19th, 1939 in Lima.

Died March 10th, 2026 at 87 years old in Lima. [ref]

Kate Bosse-Griffiths

Welsh-german egyptologist (1910–1998).

Born July 16th, 1910 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Died April 4th, 1998 at 87 years old in Swansea.

Jean Stern

French fencer (1875–1962).

Born February 19th, 1875 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 15th, 1962 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Guram Kostava

Sovietic fencer (1937–2024).

Born June 18th, 1937 in Tbilisi.

Died June 20th, 2024 at 87 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]

Elise Konstantin-Hansen

Danish painter and autobiographer (1858-1946).

Born May 4th, 1858 in Frederiksberg.

Died February 25th, 1946 at 87 years old in Kolding.

John Muirhead Macfarlane

British botanist (1855-1943).

Born September 28th, 1855 in Kirkcaldy.

Died September 16th, 1943 at 87 years old in Lancaster.

Désiré Bourgeois

Belgian footballer (1908-1996).

Born December 13th, 1908 in Mechelen.

Died January 29th, 1996 at 87 years old [ref]

Bruno Söderström

Swedish track and field athlete (1881–1969).

Born October 28th, 1881 in Stockholm.

Died January 1st, 1969 at 87 years old in Stockholm.

Deaths 1691 to 1700 of 1900

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