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Dead at age 87
1,900 Notable deaths
Vladimir Uspensky
Soviet and russian mathematician, linguist, writer.
Born November 27th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died June 27th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Paul Castanet
French middle distance runner.
Born March 16th, 1880 in Clamart.
Died December 8th, 1967 at 87 years old in Malakoff.
Hennes Junkermann
German racing cyclist (1934–2022).
Born May 6th, 1934 in Tönisvorst.
Died April 11th, 2022 at 87 years old in Krefeld. [ref]
Carl-Erik Svensson
Gymnast (1891–1978).
Born February 20th, 1891 in Gothenburg.
Died November 9th, 1978 at 87 years old in Stockholm.
Eduard von der Ropp
Baltic german catholic archbishop (1851-1939).
Born December 2nd, 1851 in Līksna.
Died July 25th, 1939 at 87 years old in Poznań.
Adolphe Goupil
French art dealer and publisher (1806-1893).
Born March 7th, 1806 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 9th, 1893 at 87 years old in 9th arrondissement of Paris.
Willem Cobben
Dutch roman-catholic bishop (1897–1985).
Born June 29th, 1897 in Sittard.
Died January 27th, 1985 at 87 years old in Sittard.
Monica Nielsen
Swedish actress and singer (1937–2025).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Oscar Parish.
Died June 1st, 2025 at 87 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Peder Møller
Danish gymnast (1891–1984).
Born February 28th, 1897 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1984 at 87 years old [ref]
Karel Mejta
Czech rower, born 1928 (1928–2015).
Born June 18th, 1928 in Třeboň. [ref]
Died November 6th, 2015 at 87 years old in České Budějovice. [ref]
Deaths 1891 to 1900 of 1900
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