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Dead at age 87

1,891 Notable deaths

Thomas Wentworth Higginson

American soldier, unitarian minister and author (1823–1911).

Born December 22nd, 1823 in Cambridge.

Died May 9th, 1911 at 87 years old in Cambridge.

Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa

Portuguese businessman.

Born December 28th, 1937 in Freguesia de Cedofeita. [ref]

Died February 15th, 2025 at 87 years old in Porto (cancer). [ref]

Guadalupe Marín

Mexican model and novelist (1895-1983).

Born October 16th, 1895 in Jalisco.

Died February 7th, 1983 at 87 years old in Mexico City.

Om Prakash Kohli

Indian politician.

Born August 9th, 1935 in Delhi.

Died February 20th, 2023 at 87 years old

Branko Lustig

Croatian film producer (1932-2019).

Born June 10th, 1932 in Osijek.

Died November 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Zagreb (heart failure). [ref]

Queen Geraldine of Albania

Queen consort of albania.

Born August 6th, 1915 in Budapest.

Died October 22nd, 2002 at 87 years old in Tirana.

Nikolai Kardashev

Soviet and russian astronomer.

Born April 25th, 1932 in Moscow.

Died August 3rd, 2019 at 87 years old in Moscow. [ref]

G. S. Shivarudrappa

Indian writer (1926-2013).

Born February 7th, 1926 in Shikaripur.

Died December 23rd, 2013 at 87 years old in Banashankari.

Ivan Ribar

Croatian politician (1881-1968).

Born January 21st, 1881 in Vukmanić.

Died February 2nd, 1968 at 87 years old in Zagreb (disease).

Helen B. Taussig

Jewish-american cardiologist (1898-1986).

Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.

Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Kennett Square (car collision).

Deaths 391 to 400 of 1891

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