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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Stanley Mandelstam
American physicist (1928-2016).
Born December 12th, 1928 in Johannesburg.
Died June 23rd, 2016 at 87 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
George Saintsbury
British critic and literary historian (1845–1933).
Born October 23rd, 1845 in Southampton.
Died January 28th, 1933 at 87 years old in Bath.
Jeremiah P. Ostriker
American astronomer.
Born April 13th, 1937 in New York City.
Died April 6th, 2025 at 87 years old in Manhattan (kidney disease). [ref]
Juana de Ibarbourou
Uruguayan writer (1892–1979).
Born March 8th, 1892 in Melo. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1979 at 87 years old in Montevideo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yoshio Taniguchi
Japanese architect.
Born October 17th, 1937 in Tokyo Prefecture.
Died December 16th, 2024 at 87 years old (pneumonia). [ref]
Eugène Tisserant
French cardinal (1884–1972).
Born March 4th, 1884 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 21st, 1972 at 87 years old in Rome, Albano Laziale (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Makino Nobuaki
Japanese politician (1861–1949).
Born November 24th, 1861 in Kagoshima.
Died January 25th, 1949 at 87 years old in Toyofuta.
Cláudio Hummes
Catholic cardinal (1934–2022).
Born August 8th, 1934 in Montenegro.
Died July 4th, 2022 at 87 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). [ref]
Ali Amini
Prime minister of iran from 6 may 1961 to 19 july 1962.
Born December 12th, 1905 in Tehran.
Died December 12th, 1992 at 87 years old in Paris.
Henning Larsen
Architect (1925-2013).
Born August 20th, 1925 in Opsund. [ref]
Died June 22nd, 2013 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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