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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Gerhard Schrader
German chemist (1903–1990).
Born February 25th, 1903 in Bortfeld. [ref]
Died April 10th, 1990 at 87 years old in Cronenberg. [ref]
Alvin Hansen
American economist (1887–1975).
Born August 23rd, 1887 in Viborg.
Died June 6th, 1975 at 87 years old in Alexandria.
Vijaydan Detha
Indian writer (1926–2013).
Born September 1st, 1926 in Jodhpur district.
Died November 10th, 2013 at 87 years old in Jodhpur. [ref]
Robert Ellenstein
Actor, director (1923-2010).
Born June 18th, 1923 in Newark.
Died October 28th, 2010 at 87 years old in West Los Angeles. [ref]
Harry Hooper
Baseball player.
Born August 24th, 1887 in Santa Clara County.
Died December 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Santa Cruz.
Chor Yuen
Hong kong film director, screenwriter and actor (1934–2022).
Born October 8th, 1934 in Guangzhou.
Died February 21st, 2022 at 87 years old in Hong Kong.
William F. Quinn
American politician (1919–2006).
Born July 13th, 1919 in Rochester.
Died August 28th, 2006 at 87 years old in Honolulu. [ref]
Johan Ferner
Norwegian businessman and yachter (1927–2015).
Died January 24th, 2015 at 87 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Clarence Zener
American physicist.
Born December 1st, 1905 in Indianapolis.
Died July 15th, 1993 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Nancy Coleman
American actress (1912–2000).
Born December 30th, 1912 in Everett.
Died January 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Brockport (disease).
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