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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Columbus Delano
American politician (1809-1896).
Born June 4th, 1809 in Shoreham.
Died October 23rd, 1896 at 87 years old in Mount Vernon.
Harlan Mathews
American politician (1927–2014).
Born January 17th, 1927 in Walker County.
Died May 9th, 2014 at 87 years old in Nashville (brain cancer).
Theodor Wisch
Ss general (1907-1995).
Born December 13th, 1907 in Wesselburenerkoog.
Died January 11th, 1995 at 87 years old in Norderstedt.
Henry Stephens Salt
English writer and social reformer.
Born September 20th, 1851 in India. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1939 at 87 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish writer (1932–2019).
Born March 28th, 1932 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2019 at 87 years old in Stockholm (disease). [ref]
Romola de Pulszky
Hungarian noble; wife and biographer of dancer-choreographer vaslav nijinsky.
Born February 2nd, 1891 in Budapest.
Died June 8th, 1978 at 87 years old in Paris.
Norma Nolan
Argentine model (1938–2025).
Born April 22nd, 1938 in Venado Tuerto. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Miami. [ref]
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian (1891–1978).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
Roland Petit
French ballet dancer and choreographer (1924–2011).
Born January 13th, 1924 in Villemomble.
Died July 10th, 2011 at 87 years old in Geneva (leukemia). [ref]
Georg Henrik von Wright
Finland swedish philosopher, professor and member of the academy of finland (1916–2003).
Born June 14th, 1916 in Helsinki.
Died June 16th, 2003 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 651 to 660 of 1890
It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson