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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Edgar Douglas Adrian
English electrophysiologist (1889-1977).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Hampstead.
Died August 4th, 1977 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Anton Pannekoek
Dutch astronomer and marxist theorist (1873-1960).
Born January 2nd, 1873 in Vaassen.
Died April 28th, 1960 at 87 years old in Wageningen.
Gevork Vartanian
Soviet spy (1924–2012).
Born February 17th, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died January 10th, 2012 at 87 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Emil Bobu
Romanian politician (1927-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1927 in Vârfu Câmpului.
Died July 12th, 2014 at 87 years old in Bucharest (myocardial infarction).
Teresa de Lauretis
Italian academic.
Born November 29th, 1938 in Bologna.
Died February 2nd, 2026 at 87 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Karin Booth
American actress (1916-2003).
Born June 19th, 1916 in Minneapolis.
Died July 27th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jupiter.
Gerald Moore
English classical pianist and renowned accompanist (1899–1987).
Born July 30th, 1899 in Watford.
Died March 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Penn.
Henry Holiday
British artist (1839–1927).
Born June 17th, 1839 in London.
Died April 15th, 1927 at 87 years old in London.
Emil Fackenheim
Israeli philosopher (1916-2003).
Born June 22nd, 1916 in Halle (Saale).
Died September 19th, 2003 at 87 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
George Coyne
American astronomer (1933–2020).
Born January 19th, 1933 in Baltimore.
Died February 11th, 2020 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]
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