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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
Marc Bouissou
French rower (1931–2018).
Born April 6th, 1931 in Joinville-le-Pont.
Died November 23rd, 2018 at 87 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Refat Appazov
Soviet scientist.
Born September 8th, 1920 in Simferopol.
Died April 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Korolyov.
Alfonso Carlos de Borbón
Carlist pretender to the spanish throne (1849–1936).
Born September 12th, 1849 in London.
Died September 29th, 1936 at 87 years old in Vienna (struck by vehicle).
Olaf Pedersen
Gymnast (1884-1972).
Born July 6th, 1884 in Denmark.
Died April 6th, 1972 at 87 years old in Denmark.
Werner Proft
German field hockey player.
Born August 12th, 1901 in Berlin.
Died March 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Cèlia Suñol i Pla
Spanish writer (1899-1986).
Born May 5th, 1899 in Barcelona.
Died June 8th, 1986 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Tatyana Afanasyeva
Russian/dutch mathematician and physicist (1876-1964).
Born November 19th, 1876 in Kyiv.
Died April 14th, 1964 at 87 years old in Leiden.
Luigi Casola
Italian road bicycle racer (1921–2009).
Born July 11th, 1921 in Busto Arsizio. [ref]
Died April 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Certosa di Pavia.
Arif Babayev
Azerbaijani singer (1938–2025).
Born February 20th, 1938 in Sarıhacılı.
Died August 1st, 2025 at 87 years old in Baku (heart failure). [ref]
Deaths 1861 to 1870 of 1900
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