Dead at age 87
1,896 Notable deaths
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.
Died December 9th, 2006 at 87 years old in New York City (leukemia). [ref]
Robert Merrill
American opera singer (1917-2004).
Born June 4th, 1917 in Brooklyn.
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-american sculptor (1890–1977).
Born August 5th, 1890 in Bryansk. [ref]
Died August 23rd, 1977 at 87 years old in Waterbury. [ref]
Ouida Bergère
American actress and writer (1886-1974).
Born December 14th, 1886 in Madrid.
Died November 29th, 1974 at 87 years old in New York City (falling from height).
Cleanth Brooks
American literary critic and academic (1906–1994).
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 (1930–2018).
Born June 7th, 1930 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 11th, 2018 at 87 years old in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ref]
Marinella
Greek singer (1938–2026).
Born May 19th, 1938 in Thessaloniki.
Died March 28th, 2026 at 87 years old in Kifisia (stroke). [ref]
Deaths 421 to 430 of 1896
Death is a distant rumor to the young. Andrew A. Rooney