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Dead at age 87
1,420 Notable deaths
Elie Wiesel
Romanian-born american writer, professor, political activist, nobel laureate, and holocaust survivor (1928-2016).
Born September 30th, 1928 in Sighetu Marmației. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
George Segal
American actor (1934–2021).
Born February 13th, 1934 in Great Neck.
Died March 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital (surgical complications).
Mae West
American actress and sex symbol (1893-1980).
Born August 17th, 1893 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1980 at 87 years old in Hollywood (stroke). [ref]
Jacques Cousteau
French naval officer who co-invented open circuit demand scuba.
Born June 11th, 1910 in Saint-André-de-Cubzac. [ref]
Died June 25th, 1997 at 87 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris (acute myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Didion
American writer (1934–2021).
Born December 5th, 1934 in Sacramento.
Died December 23rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
F. Lee Bailey
American criminal defense attorney (1933–2021).
Born June 10th, 1933 in Waltham.
Died June 3rd, 2021 at 87 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
English peer, investment banker and philanthropist (1936–2024).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Berkshire.
Died February 26th, 2024 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
John J. Pershing
United states army general in world war i.
Born September 13th, 1860 in Laclede.
Died July 15th, 1948 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).
Sheldon Adelson
American businessman and philantropist.
Born August 6th, 1933 in Boston.
Died January 11th, 2021 at 87 years old in Malibu (non-Hodgkin lymphoma). [ref]
Jack Palance
American actor and singer.
Born February 18th, 1919 in Hazleton. [ref]
Died November 10th, 2006 at 87 years old in Montecito (stroke). [ref]
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan