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Dead at age 87

1,897 Notable deaths

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.

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.

Jane Connell

Actress (1925–2013).

Born October 27th, 1925 in Berkeley.

Died September 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Lillian Booth Actors Home (disease). [ref]

Mickey Baker

American jazz and rock guitarist (1925–2012).

Born October 15th, 1925 in Louisville.

Died November 27th, 2012 at 87 years old in Montastruc-la-Conseillère.

Jean-Pierre Marielle

French actor (1932–2019).

Born April 12th, 1932 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Died April 24th, 2019 at 87 years old in Saint-Cloud (disease). [ref]

Titiek Puspa

Indonesian singer and songwriter.

Born November 1st, 1937 in Tanjung.

Died April 10th, 2025 at 87 years old in Medistra Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

Andrew Volstead

American politician (1859-1947).

Born October 31st, 1859 in Kenyon.

Died January 20th, 1947 at 87 years old in Granite Falls.

Charles Mathias

American politician (1922-2010).

Born July 24th, 1922 in Frederick.

Died January 25th, 2010 at 87 years old in Chevy Chase (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Alfred W. Crosby

Historian, author, and professor (1931-2018).

Born January 15th, 1931 in Boston.

Died March 14th, 2018 at 87 years old in Nantucket.

Deaths 511 to 520 of 1897

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