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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
Nils Westermark
Sailor and radiologist (1892-1980).
Born September 9th, 1892 in Stockholm.
Died January 24th, 1980 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Gösta Persson
Swedish swimmer (1904–1991).
Born January 8th, 1904 in Stockholm.
Died February 23rd, 1991 at 87 years old in Malmö.
Romain Bellenger
French cyclist (1894–1981).
Born January 18th, 1894 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died November 25th, 1981 at 87 years old in Cahors.
Frances Rivett-Carnac
Sailor.
Born May 16th, 1874 in Gqeberha.
Died January 1st, 1962 at 87 years old in London.
Carmen Pujals
Argentinian botanist (1916-2003).
Born January 13th, 1916 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 24th, 2003 at 87 years old in Adrogué. [ref]
Hendrik Kersken
Olympic sailor (1880–1967).
Born January 6th, 1880 in Arnhem.
Died December 3rd, 1967 at 87 years old in Bergen op Zoom.
Vera Poska-Grünthal
Estonian lawyer (1898-1986).
Born March 25th, 1898 in Tallinn.
Died January 29th, 1986 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Luigi Lucotti
Italian racing cyclist (1893–1980).
Born December 18th, 1893 in Voghera.
Died December 29th, 1980 at 87 years old in Voghera.
Bohuslav Karlík
Czechoslovak canoeist, speed canoeist and water slalomist (1908–1996).
Born November 25th, 1908 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 29th, 1996 at 87 years old in Prague. [ref]
Tim Gerresheim
German fencer.
Born February 24th, 1939 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 2026 at 87 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Deaths 1811 to 1820 of 1900
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