Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Max Born
German-jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970).
Born December 11th, 1882 in Wrocław.
Died January 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Göttingen.
Giuseppe Verdi
Italian opera composer (1813–1901).
Born October 9th, 1813 in Le Roncole.
Died January 27th, 1901 at 87 years old in Milan (stroke).
Maureen O'Sullivan
Irish-american actress (1911-1998).
Died June 23rd, 1998 at 87 years old in Scottsdale (myocardial infarction).
James Whitmore
American actor (1921–2009).
Born October 1st, 1921 in White Plains.
Died February 6th, 2009 at 87 years old in Malibu (lung cancer). [ref]
Napoleon Hill
American author (1883-1970).
Born October 26th, 1883 in Pound.
Died November 8th, 1970 at 87 years old in Greenville.
Helmut Kohl
Chancellor of west germany and reunified germany (1982–1998).
Born April 3rd, 1930 in Friesenheim. [ref]
Died June 16th, 2017 at 87 years old in Ludwigshafen. [ref]
Consuelo Vanderbilt
American socialite (1877-1964).
Born March 2nd, 1877 in Manhattan.
Died December 6th, 1964 at 87 years old in Southampton.
Chuck Barris
American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died March 21st, 2017 at 87 years old in Palisades (disease). [ref]
Chaim Topol
Israeli actor (1935–2023).
Born September 9th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died March 8th, 2023 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Anna Anderson
Romanov imposter who claimed to be the grand duchess anastasia of russia (1896–1984).
Born December 16th, 1896 in Borowy Las.
Died February 12th, 1984 at 87 years old in Charlottesville (pneumonia).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 1890
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr