Dead at age 87

1,567 Notable deaths

Dimitrios Ioannidis

Greek soldier and dictator (1923-2010).

Born March 13th, 1923 in Athens.

Died August 16th, 2010 at 87 years old in Athens. [ref]

Hwang Jang-yop

North korean politician and defector (1923-2010).

Born February 17th, 1923 in Kangdong County.

Died October 10th, 2010 at 87 years old in Seoul (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Georgia Gibbs

American singer.

Born August 17th, 1919 in Worcester. [ref]

Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]

Robert Merrill

Opera singer.

Born June 4th, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2004 at 87 years old in New Rochelle. [ref]

Hans Massaquoi

American journalist and author (1926–2013).

Born January 19th, 1926 in Hamburg.

Died January 19th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jacksonville. [ref]

Naum Gabo

Russian sculptor (1890-1977).

Born August 5th, 1890 in Bryansk. [ref]

Died August 23rd, 1977 at 87 years old in Waterbury. [ref]

Cleanth Brooks

American literary critic and academic.

Born October 16th, 1906 in Murray.

Died May 10th, 1994 at 87 years old in New Haven.

Harekrishna Mahatab

Politician from odisha, india.

Born November 21st, 1899 in Bhadrak district.

Died January 2nd, 1987 at 87 years old in Bhubaneswar. [ref]

Gérard Genette

French literary theorist.

Born June 7th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died May 11th, 2018 at 87 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]

Stella Gibbons

British writer (1902–1989).

Born January 5th, 1902 in London.

Died December 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in London.

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I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez