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Dead at age 87
1,896 Notable deaths
Charles Trenet
French singer-songwriter.
Born May 18th, 1913 in Narbonne. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2001 at 87 years old in Créteil. [ref]
Bhisham Sahni
Indian writer, playwright, and actor (1915-2003).
Born August 8th, 1915 in Rawalpindi.
Died July 11th, 2003 at 87 years old in Delhi.
Jean Rochefort
French actor (1930–2017).
Born April 29th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 9th, 2017 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Jacques Rivette
French film director, screenwriter and film critic (1928–2016).
Born March 1st, 1928 in Rouen. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2016 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Harry Harrison
American science fiction author (1925–2012).
Born March 12th, 1925 in Stamford.
Died August 15th, 2012 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
James George Frazer
Scottish social anthropologist (1854–1941).
Born January 1st, 1854 in Glasgow.
Died May 7th, 1941 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Imi Lichtenfeld
Israeli krav maga practitioner (1910–1998).
Born May 26th, 1910 in Budapest. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1998 at 87 years old in Netanya. [ref]
Mehdi Bazargan
Iranian politician and islamic thinker (1907–1995).
Born September 1st, 1907 in Tehran.
Died January 20th, 1995 at 87 years old in Zurich (myocardial infarction).
Govindappa Venkataswamy
Ophthalmologist.
Born October 1st, 1918 in Vadamalapuram.
Died July 7th, 2006 at 87 years old in Madurai.
Ruby Dandridge
American actress (1900–1987).
Born March 3rd, 1900 in Wichita.
Died October 17th, 1987 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 251 to 260 of 1896
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