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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Trygve Haavelmo
Norwegian economist and econometrician.
Born December 13th, 1911 in Skedsmo Municipality.
Died July 28th, 1999 at 87 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Solomon Feferman
American philosopher and mathematician (1928–2016).
Born December 13th, 1928 in New York City.
Died July 26th, 2016 at 87 years old in Stanford (stroke). [ref]
Marion Mack
American actress and screenwriter (1902-1989).
Born April 8th, 1902 in Mammoth.
Died May 1st, 1989 at 87 years old in Costa Mesa.
Paul Green
American playwright (1894–1981).
Born March 17th, 1894 in Lillington.
Died May 4th, 1981 at 87 years old in Chapel Hill.
Eugen Ott
German general, ambassador (1889-1977).
Born April 8th, 1889 in Rottenburg am Neckar.
Died January 22nd, 1977 at 87 years old in Tutzing.
Stig Olin
Swedish actor, director and musician (1920–2008).
Born September 11th, 1920 in Kungsholm parish.
Died June 28th, 2008 at 87 years old in Kungsholm parish. [ref]
Hortense Schneider
Singer (1833–1920).
Born April 30th, 1833 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1920 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
László Benedek
Hungarian-born film director.
Born March 5th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died March 11th, 1992 at 87 years old in New York City.
Gordon H. Bower
American psychologist (1932–2020).
Born December 30th, 1932 in Scio.
Died June 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Stanford. [ref]
Ayla Algan
Turkish actor and singer (1937–2024).
Born October 25th, 1936 in Istanbul.
Died January 4th, 2024 at 87 years old in Istanbul. [ref]
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