Dead at age 87

1,567 Notable deaths

Maurice Trintignant

French racecar driver (1917-2005).

Born October 30th, 1917 in Sainte-Cécile-les-Vignes.

Died February 13th, 2005 at 87 years old in Nîmes.

Bluma Zeigarnik

Soviet psychologist.

Born November 9th, 1900 in Prienai. [ref]

Died February 24th, 1988 at 87 years old in Moscow.

Mary Field

American film actress (1909-1996).

Born June 10th, 1909 in New York City.

Died June 12th, 1996 at 87 years old in Fairfax (stroke).

Bahram Beyzai

Iranian film director (1938-2025).

Born December 26th, 1938 in Tehran.

Died December 26th, 2025 at 87 years old in California. [ref]

Sheri S. Tepper

American fiction writer.

Born July 16th, 1929 in Littleton.

Died October 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]

Oscar Zariski

American mathematician.

Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn. [ref]

Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline. [ref]

Ernest Gruening

American politician (1887-1974).

Born February 6th, 1887 in New York City.

Died June 26th, 1974 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..

Hans Richter

Artist (1888-1976).

Born April 6th, 1888 in Berlin. [ref]

Died February 1st, 1976 at 87 years old in Minusio. [ref]

Roddam Narasimha

Indian scientist.

Born July 20th, 1933 in Bengaluru.

Died December 14th, 2020 at 87 years old in Bengaluru.

Remo Giazotto

Italian musicologist and composer.

Born September 4th, 1910 in Rome.

Died August 26th, 1998 at 87 years old in Pisa.

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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein