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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
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.
Barbara Shelley
British actress (1932-2021).
Born August 15th, 1933 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died January 4th, 2021 at 87 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Lee de Forest
American inventor (1873–1961).
Born August 26th, 1873 in Council Bluffs.
Died June 30th, 1961 at 87 years old in Hollywood.
Leonard Stone
American actor (1923-2011).
Born November 3rd, 1923 in Salem. [ref]
Died November 2nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Encinitas (cancer). [ref]
William Redington Hewlett
American electrical engineer, co-founder of hewlett-packard (1913–2001).
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]
Tony Lo Bianco
American actor (1936–2024).
Born October 19th, 1936 in Brooklyn.
Died June 11th, 2024 at 87 years old in Poolesville. [ref]
David Baltimore
American biologist and nobel laureate (1938–2025).
Born March 7th, 1938 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died September 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Woods Hole (cancer). [ref]
Debendranath Tagore
Indian philosopher (1817–1905).
Born May 15th, 1817 in Kolkata.
Died January 19th, 1905 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Deaths 211 to 220 of 1891
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