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Dead at age 87
1,566 Notable deaths
James Middleton Cox
American politician, governor of ohio.
Born March 31st, 1870 in Butler County.
Died July 15th, 1957 at 87 years old in Kettering.
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]
Frank Jack Fletcher
United states navy admiral, medal of honor recipient.
Born April 29th, 1885 in Marshalltown.
Died April 25th, 1973 at 87 years old in Bethesda.
Helen Walton
Co-owner and cofounder of walmart inc..
Born December 3rd, 1919 in Claremore.
Died April 19th, 2007 at 87 years old in Bentonville.
Ruth Asawa
Japanese american sculptor (1926–2013).
Born January 24th, 1926 in Norwalk. [ref]
Died August 6th, 2013 at 87 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Abd al-Halim Khaddam
Syrian politician (1932–2020).
Born September 15th, 1932 in Baniyas.
Died March 31st, 2020 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from bombay university, first woman to study law at oxford university; first indian national to study at a british university (1866-1954).
Born November 15th, 1866 in Nashik.
Died July 6th, 1954 at 87 years old in London.
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]
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of hewlett-packard and businessman.
Born May 20th, 1913 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Palo Alto.
Antony Flew
British analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923-2010).
Born February 11th, 1923 in London.
Died April 8th, 2010 at 87 years old in Reading (heart attack). [ref]
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