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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Harold Urey
American physical chemist.
Born April 29th, 1893 in Walkerton.
Died January 5th, 1981 at 87 years old in La Jolla.
Anne Revere
American actress (1903-1990).
Born June 25th, 1903 in New York City.
Died December 18th, 1990 at 87 years old in Locust Valley (pneumonia).
Gregory Walcott
Actor (1928-2015).
Born January 13th, 1928 in Wendell.
Died March 20th, 2015 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
Vartan Gregorian
American academic administrator.
Born April 8th, 1934 in Tabriz.
Died April 15th, 2021 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Joan Littlewood
British theatre director and actress (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in London.
Died September 20th, 2002 at 87 years old in Paris.
Adrian Frutiger
Swiss typeface designer (1928-2015).
Born May 24th, 1928 in Unterseen.
Died September 10th, 2015 at 87 years old in Bremgarten bei Bern. [ref]
Alexander von Falkenhausen
German general (1878-1966).
Born October 29th, 1878 in Kwiatków, Opole Voivodeship.
Died July 31st, 1966 at 87 years old in Nassau.
Birgit Nilsson
Swedish opera singer (1918–2005).
Born May 17th, 1918 in Västra Karup. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2005 at 87 years old in Bjärlöv. [ref]
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Czechoslovak politician, statesman, sociologist and philosopher; first czechoslovak president (1850–1937).
Born March 7th, 1850 in Hodonín. [ref]
Died September 14th, 1937 at 87 years old in Lány. [ref]
Norman Alden
American actor (1924–2012).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Fort Worth.
Died July 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (disease). [ref]
Deaths 311 to 320 of 1891
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