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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Jaan Kross
Estonian writer (1920–2007).
Born February 19th, 1920 in Tallinn.
Died December 27th, 2007 at 87 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Michel Hidalgo
French football player and manager (1933-2020).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Leffrinckoucke.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 87 years old in 8th arrondissement of Marseille (disease). [ref]
René Spitz
Austrian-american psychoanalyst.
Born January 29th, 1887 in Vienna.
Died September 11th, 1974 at 87 years old in Denver.
Robert Russell Bennett
American composer, arranger (1894-1981).
Born June 15th, 1894 in Kansas City.
Died August 18th, 1981 at 87 years old in New York City (liver cancer).
Theresa Kufuor
Former first lady of ghana (1935 - 2023).
Born October 25th, 1935 in Wenchi.
Died October 1st, 2023 at 87 years old [ref]
N. Richard Nash
American writer (1913–2000).
Born June 8th, 1913 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died December 11th, 2000 at 87 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
Russian conductor and composer (1931-2018).
Died June 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Luke Rhinehart
American writer (1932-2020).
Born November 15th, 1932 in Albany.
Died November 6th, 2020 at 87 years old in New York. [ref]
Robert W. Wood
American physicist and inventor (1868–1955).
Born May 2nd, 1868 in Concord.
Died August 11th, 1955 at 87 years old in Amityville.
Nina Bawden
English novelist (1925-2012).
Born January 19th, 1925 in London.
Died August 22nd, 2012 at 87 years old in London.
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