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Dead at age 87
1,896 Notable deaths
Fakir Musafar
American body piercer, photographer and bdsm figure.
Born August 10th, 1930 in Aberdeen.
Died August 1st, 2018 at 87 years old in Menlo Park (lung cancer).
Stella Gibbons
British writer (1902–1989).
Born January 5th, 1902 in London.
Died December 19th, 1989 at 87 years old in London.
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
Polish-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.
Died February 6th, 2002 at 87 years old in Cambridge (cancer).
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]
Deaths 431 to 440 of 1896
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