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Dead at age 87
1,567 Notable deaths
Margaret Heckler
American politician (1931-2018).
Born June 21st, 1931 in New York City.
Died August 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Arlington County (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Don Sundquist
American politician.
Born March 15th, 1936 in Moline.
Died August 27th, 2023 at 87 years old in Memphis. [ref]
William Link
American screenwriter and producer (1933–2020).
Born December 15th, 1933 in Philadelphia.
Died December 27th, 2020 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). [ref]
August Bier
Surgeon (1861-1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Bad Arolsen, Helsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
Burton Richter
American physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1931 in New York City.
Died July 18th, 2018 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (heart failure). [ref]
Salomon Morel
Holocaust survivor accused of war crimes by polish government.
Born November 15th, 1919 in Garbów.
Died February 14th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv.
Cahit Arf
Turkish mathematician (1910-1997).
Born October 11th, 1910 in Thessaloniki.
Died December 26th, 1997 at 87 years old in Istanbul.
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian american astrophysicist.
Born October 6th, 1931 in Genoa.
Died December 9th, 2018 at 87 years old in San Diego. [ref]
R. A. Lafferty
American writer (1914–2002).
Born November 7th, 1914 in Neola.
Died March 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Broken Arrow.
A. N. R. Robinson
President and prime minister of trinidad and tobago (1926-2014).
Born December 16th, 1926 in Scarborough.
Died April 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Port of Spain.
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