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Dead at age 87
1,896 Notable deaths
Peter Naur
Danish computer scientist (1928–2016) and turing award winner (2005); author of 'programming as theory building' (1985); co-editor of the 1968 nato software engineering conference report.
Born October 25th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.
Died January 3rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Herlev (disease). [ref]
Charles Brooke
White rajah of sarawak (1829–1917).
Born July 3rd, 1829 in Burnham-on-Sea.
Died May 17th, 1917 at 87 years old in Gloucestershire.
Tomi Ungerer
French illustrator and writer (1931–2019).
Born November 28th, 1931 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died February 9th, 2019 at 87 years old in Cork. [ref]
Edwin Abbott Abbott
British theologian and author (1838-1926).
Born December 20th, 1838 in Marylebone.
Died October 12th, 1926 at 87 years old in Hampstead.
David H. Hubel
Canadian neurophysiologist.
Born February 27th, 1926 in Windsor.
Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lincoln (kidney failure).
Peter Hardeman Burnett
American judge, governor of california, slave owner (1807–1895).
Born November 15th, 1807 in Nashville.
Died May 17th, 1895 at 87 years old in San Francisco (diabetes).
Danielle Mitterrand
Wife of françois mitterrand (1924-2011).
Born October 29th, 1924 in Verdun.
Died November 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Paris, 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Wacław Sierpiński
Polish mathematician.
Born March 14th, 1882 in Warsaw.
Died October 21st, 1969 at 87 years old in Warsaw.
Alain Poher
French politician (1909-1996).
Born April 17th, 1909 in Ablon-sur-Seine.
Died December 9th, 1996 at 87 years old in Paris.
Laurent Schwartz
French mathematician (1915-2002).
Born March 5th, 1915 in Paris, 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 4th, 2002 at 87 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 1896
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