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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Félix Candela
Mexican architect (1910-1997).
Born January 27th, 1910 in Madrid.
Died December 7th, 1997 at 87 years old in Durham.
Gunter d'Alquen
Nazi propagandist (1910–1998).
Born October 24th, 1910 in Essen.
Died May 15th, 1998 at 87 years old in Mönchengladbach.
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981).
Born February 22nd, 1894 in Dillon.
Died November 15th, 1981 at 87 years old in Bay Shore (disease).
George S. Boutwell
United states politician (1818–1905).
Born January 28th, 1818 in Brookline.
Died February 27th, 1905 at 87 years old in Groton.
Bernard W. Rogers
Former chief of staff of the united states army (1921–2008).
Born July 16th, 1921 in Fairview.
Died October 27th, 2008 at 87 years old in Falls Church (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Martin Lewis Perl
American scientist (1927–2014).
Born June 24th, 1927 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in Palo Alto (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yolande Fox
American singer, model, activist.
Born November 29th, 1928 in Mobile.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (lung cancer). [ref]
Roger Tory Peterson
American naturalist, ornithologist and writer (1908–1996).
Born August 28th, 1908 in Jamestown.
Died July 28th, 1996 at 87 years old in Old Lyme.
Herbert Wilcox
Film producer and director from britain (1890-1977).
Born April 19th, 1890 in Cork.
Died May 15th, 1977 at 87 years old in London.
John Mbiti
Kenyan philosopher (1931–2019).
Born November 30th, 1931 in Kenya Colony.
Died October 5th, 2019 at 87 years old in Burgdorf.
Deaths 581 to 590 of 1890
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