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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Delbert Mann
American television and film director (1920–2007).
Born January 30th, 1920 in Lawrence. [ref]
Died November 11th, 2007 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Carol Bruce
American actress (1919-2007).
Born November 15th, 1919 in Great Neck Peninsula.
Died October 9th, 2007 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills.
Sven-Bertil Taube
Swedish singer and actor (1934–2022).
Born November 24th, 1934 in Stockholm.
Died November 11th, 2022 at 87 years old in London. [ref]
Riz Ortolani
Italian film composer (1926-2014).
Born March 25th, 1926 in Pesaro. [ref]
Died January 23rd, 2014 at 87 years old in Rome (bronchitis).
Owen D. Young
American businessman, lawyer, diplomat (1874–1962).
Born October 27th, 1874 in Stark.
Died July 11th, 1962 at 87 years old in St. Augustine.
Harald zur Hausen
German virologist and professor emeritus (1936–2023).
Born March 11th, 1936 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 29th, 2023 at 87 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]
August Sander
German photographer (1876-1964).
Born November 17th, 1876 in Herdorf.
Died April 20th, 1964 at 87 years old in Cologne.
Abraham Ribicoff
American politician (1910–1998).
Born April 9th, 1910 in New Britain.
Died February 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in New York City.
Yi Bangja
Japanese-korean princess.
Born November 4th, 1901 in Tokyo.
Died April 30th, 1989 at 87 years old in Changdeokgung (cancer).
Riccardo Morandi
Italian engineer and architect (1902–1989).
Born September 1st, 1902 in Rome.
Died December 25th, 1989 at 87 years old in Rome.
Deaths 471 to 480 of 1891
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