Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
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 Helsen, Bad Arolsen. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1949 at 87 years old in Sauen. [ref]
Ruth Nelson
American actress (1905–1992).
Born August 2nd, 1905 in Saginaw.
Died September 12th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City (cancer).
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.
Abala Bose
Indian educationalist (1864–1951).
Born April 8th, 1864 in Barishal.
Died August 26th, 1951 at 87 years old in Kolkata.
Riccardo Giacconi
Italian-american astrophysicist (1931-2018).
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.
Alexander Ramsey
American politician (1815-1903).
Born September 8th, 1815 in Harrisburg.
Died April 22nd, 1903 at 87 years old in Saint Paul.
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Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan