Dead at age 87
1,567 Notable deaths
Nigel Nicolson
British politician and writer (1917–2004).
Born January 19th, 1917 in London.
Died September 23rd, 2004 at 87 years old in Sissinghurst Castle Garden.
Robert Morris
American artist (1931-2018).
Born February 9th, 1931 in Kansas City. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2018 at 87 years old in Kingston (disease). [ref]
Stanisław Šuškievič
Belarusian nuclear physicist and politician (1934—2022).
Born December 15th, 1934 in Minsk.
Died May 3rd, 2022 at 87 years old in Minsk (COVID-19). [ref]
Miguel Najdorf
Argentine chess player (1910-1997).
Born April 15th, 1910 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Died July 4th, 1997 at 87 years old in Málaga.
Henry M. Morris
American young earth creationist and christian apologist (1918–2006).
Born October 6th, 1918 in Dallas.
Died February 25th, 2006 at 87 years old in San Diego (stroke). [ref]
Max Perutz
Austrian-born british molecular biologist (1914-2002).
Born May 19th, 1914 in Vienna. [ref]
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer). [ref]
Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter (1916–2004).
Born November 10th, 1916 in Pittsburgh.
Died January 22nd, 2004 at 87 years old in San Juan Capistrano (myocardial infarction).
Dolph Briscoe
American politician (1923-2010).
Born April 23rd, 1923 in Uvalde.
Died June 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Uvalde (pneumonia, kidney failure). [ref]
Lee Falk
American comics writer.
Born April 28th, 1911 in St. Louis.
Died March 13th, 1999 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Lonny Chapman
American actor (1920-2007).
Born October 1st, 1920 in Tulsa.
Died October 12th, 2007 at 87 years old in North Hollywood (pneumonia, cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel