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Dead at age 87
1,891 Notable deaths
Alfred Wallis
English fisherman and artist (1855-1942).
Born August 8th, 1855 in Devonport. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1942 at 87 years old in Madron.
Loriot
German humorist, cartoonist, film director and actor (1923–2011).
Born November 12th, 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died August 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Ammerland. [ref]
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.
K. Shankar Pillai
Cartoonist (1902–1989).
Born July 31st, 1902 in Kayamkulam. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1989 at 87 years old [ref]
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 and director (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 science fiction, horror and mystery novelist (1929–2016).
Born July 16th, 1929 in Littleton.
Died October 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Oscar Zariski
American mathematician (1899–1986).
Born April 24th, 1899 in Kobryn.
Died July 4th, 1986 at 87 years old in Brookline.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1891
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