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Dead at age 87
1,415 Notable deaths
Princess Patricia of Connaught
British princess (1886-1974); younger daughter of prince arthur, duke of connaught, and princess louise margaret of prussia.
Born March 17th, 1886 in Buckingham Palace.
Died January 12th, 1974 at 87 years old in Ribsden Holt.
Patrice Wymore
American actress and singer (1926-2014).
Born December 17th, 1926 in Miltonvale.
Died March 22nd, 2014 at 87 years old in Portland Parish (disease).
Maurice Wilkins
New zealand-born english physicist and biologist.
Born December 15th, 1916 in Pongaroa.
Died October 5th, 2004 at 87 years old in Blackheath. [ref]
Dolph Schayes
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 19th, 1928 in The Bronx.
Died December 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]
Rosalind Knight
British actress (1933-2020).
Born December 3rd, 1933 in Marylebone.
Died December 19th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Lee de Forest
American inventor (1873-1961).
Born August 26th, 1873 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Hollywood. [ref]
Bill Cunningham
American photographer.
Born March 13th, 1929 in Boston.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Bill Sharman
American basketball player and coach.
Born May 25th, 1926 in Abilene. [ref]
Died October 25th, 2013 at 87 years old in Redondo Beach (stroke). [ref]
Govindappa Venkataswamy
Ophthalmologist.
Born October 1st, 1918 in Vadamalapuram.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 87 years old in Madurai.
Hans Speidel
German general; chief of staff under erwin rommel.
Born October 22nd, 1897 in Metzingen. [ref]
Died November 28th, 1984 at 87 years old in Bad Honnef. [ref]
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