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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Magda Schneider
German actress (1909–1996).
Born May 17th, 1909 in Augsburg.
Died July 30th, 1996 at 87 years old in Berchtesgaden.
Betty Robinson
Athletics competitor (1911-1999).
Born August 23rd, 1911 in Riverdale.
Died May 18th, 1999 at 87 years old in Denver.
Donald A. Henderson
American physician (1928-2016).
Born September 7th, 1928 in Lakewood. [ref]
Died August 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Towson. [ref]
Pentti Linkola
Finnish ecologist, polemicist, naturalist, writer, and fisherman (1932–2020).
Born December 7th, 1932 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2020 at 87 years old in Sääksmäki. [ref]
Harry Nyquist
Swedish-american physicist and electrical engineer (1889–1976).
Born February 7th, 1889.
Died April 4th, 1976 at 87 years old in Harlingen.
Greta Schröder
German actress (1891–1967).
Born June 27th, 1892 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 8th, 1980 at 87 years old in Vienna.
Frank Zamboni
American inventor and engineer (1901–1988).
Born January 16th, 1901 in Eureka.
Died July 27th, 1988 at 87 years old in Paramount (lung cancer).
Larry Adler
American harmonica player (1914-2001).
Born February 10th, 1914 in Baltimore.
Died August 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in St Thomas' Hospital (pneumonia). [ref]
Carmine Infantino
American comic book artist (1925-2013).
Born May 24th, 1925 in Brooklyn.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 87 years old in Manhattan.
Thomas Sutherland
British politician (1834-1922).
Born August 16th, 1834 in Aberdeen.
Died January 1st, 1922 at 87 years old in London.
Deaths 341 to 350 of 1891
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