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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Frances Drake
American actress (1912-2000).
Born October 22nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Irvine.
Maurice Blondel
French philosopher (1861-1949).
Born November 2nd, 1861 in Dijon.
Died June 4th, 1949 at 87 years old in Aix-en-Provence.
George Kelly
American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor (1887-1974).
Born January 16th, 1887 in Philadelphia.
Died June 18th, 1974 at 87 years old in Bryn Mawr (disease).
Bogdan Bogdanović
Serbian architect, urbanist and essayist (1922-2010).
Born August 20th, 1922 in Belgrade.
Died June 18th, 2010 at 87 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).
Augustin Bea
German jesuit priest and scholar and cardinal (1881-1968).
Born May 28th, 1881 in Blumberg. [ref]
Died November 16th, 1968 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Josef Škvorecký
Czech-canadian writer and publisher (1924-2012).
Born September 27th, 1924 in Náchod. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 2012 at 87 years old in Toronto (cancer). [ref]
Christian Schad
German artist (1894-1982).
Born August 21st, 1894 in Miesbach.
Died February 25th, 1982 at 87 years old in Stuttgart.
Morley Callaghan
Canadian writer (1903–1990).
Born February 22nd, 1903 in Toronto.
Died August 25th, 1990 at 87 years old in Toronto.
Joseph Joffo
French writer (1931-2018).
Born April 2nd, 1931 in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 6th, 2018 at 87 years old in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
Charles Helou
President of lebanon from 1964 to 1970.
Born September 25th, 1913 in Beirut.
Died January 7th, 2001 at 87 years old in Beirut (myocardial infarction).
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