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Dead at age 87
1,896 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.
Jane Yolen
American speculative fiction and children's writer.
Born February 11th, 1939 in New York City.
Died June 11th, 2026 at 87 years old in Hatfield.
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).
Deaths 391 to 400 of 1896
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche