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Dead at age 87
1,413 Notable deaths
Albert Pierrepoint
English executioner.
Born March 30th, 1905 in Clayton.
Died July 10th, 1992 at 87 years old in Southport (cancer).
Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark
Greek princess (1914-2001); sister of prince philip, duke of edinburgh.
Born June 26th, 1914 in Mon Repos.
Died November 3rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Munich.
Sterling Holloway
American actor (1905–1992).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Cedartown.
Died November 22nd, 1992 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest).
William Friedkin
American director and producer.
Born August 29th, 1935 in Chicago. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2023 at 87 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Max Born
German-jewish physicist and mathematician.
Born December 11th, 1882 in Wrocław. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1970 at 87 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Chaim Topol
Israeli actor.
Born September 9th, 1935 in Tel Aviv.
Died March 9th, 2023 at 87 years old in Tel Aviv (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999).
Born June 3rd, 1911 in Racine.
Died April 14th, 1999 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).
Howard Zinn
American historian, playwright, and socialist thinker.
Born August 24th, 1922 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died January 27th, 2010 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ossie Davis
American actor, director, poet, playwright, writer, and social activist (1917-2005).
Born December 18th, 1917 in Georgia.
Died February 4th, 2005 at 87 years old in Miami.
Richard Proenneke
American naturalist.
Born May 4th, 1916 in Lee County.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 87 years old in Hemet (cerebral hemorrhage).
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