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Dead at age 87

1,358 Notable deaths

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]

Loretta Young

American actress (1913–2000).

Born January 6th, 1913 in Salt Lake City. [ref]

Died August 12th, 2000 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer). [ref]

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By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene