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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Galina Ustvolskaya
Russian composer (1919–2006).
Born June 17th, 1919 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 22nd, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Letizia Battaglia
Italian photographer (1935-2022).
Born March 5th, 1935 in Palermo.
Died April 13th, 2022 at 87 years old in Palermo. [ref]
Joseph Holt
Union army general (1807-1894).
Born January 6th, 1807 in Breckinridge County.
Died August 1st, 1894 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..
Samuel Hopkins Adams
American investigative journalist (1871-1958).
Born January 26th, 1871 in Dunkirk.
Died November 16th, 1958 at 87 years old in Beaufort. [ref]
Wallace Broecker
American geochronologist and oceanographer (1931–2019).
Born November 29th, 1931 in Chicago. [ref]
Died February 18th, 2019 at 87 years old in Manhattan (congestive heart failure). [ref]
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
American economist and banker (1890–1977).
Born September 9th, 1890 in Logan. [ref]
Died December 18th, 1977 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City. [ref]
Faina Ranevskaya
Soviet actress (1896-1984).
Born August 27th, 1896 in Taganrog.
Died July 19th, 1984 at 87 years old in Moscow (pneumonia, infarction).
Alexander D'Arcy
Actor (1908–1996).
Born August 10th, 1908 in Cairo.
Died April 20th, 1996 at 87 years old in Los Angeles.
James H. Wilson
American civil war union major general (1837-1925).
Born September 2nd, 1837 in Shawneetown.
Died February 23rd, 1925 at 87 years old in Wilmington.
Marilyn Eastman
American actress (1933–2021).
Born December 17th, 1933 in Davenport.
Died August 22nd, 2021 at 87 years old in Tampa. [ref]
Deaths 621 to 630 of 1897
It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson