Dead at age 87
1,509 Notable deaths
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).
Jonathan Harris
American character actor (1914–2002).
Born November 6th, 1914 in The Bronx.
Died November 3rd, 2002 at 87 years old in Encino (cardiovascular disease, thrombosis).
Salvatore Riina
Sicilian mafia boss (1930–2017).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Corleone.
Died November 17th, 2017 at 87 years old in Parma (renal cell carcinoma). [ref]
Thor Heyerdahl
Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002).
Born October 6th, 1914 in Larvik. [ref]
Died April 18th, 2002 at 87 years old in Colla Micheri (brain cancer). [ref]
Ralph Bellamy
Actor (1904-1991).
Born June 17th, 1904 in Chicago.
Died November 29th, 1991 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (respiratory failure).
Elmore Leonard
American novelist and screenwriter (1925–2013).
Born October 11th, 1925 in New Orleans.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Detroit (stroke). [ref]
María de los Angeles Felix Güereña
Mexican actress (1914-2002).
Born May 4th, 1914 in Álamos. [ref]
Died April 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest). [ref]
John Young
American astronaut, naval officer, test pilot and aeronautical engineer (1930–2018).
Born September 24th, 1930 in San Francisco.
Died January 5th, 2018 at 87 years old in Houston (pneumonia). [ref]
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling