Dead at age 87
1,566 Notable deaths
Albert R. Broccoli
American film producer (1909–1996).
Born April 5th, 1909 in Queens.
Died June 27th, 1996 at 87 years old in Beverly Hills (heart failure).
Lita Grey
American actress (1908-1995).
Born April 15th, 1908 in Hollywood. [ref]
Died December 29th, 1995 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [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]
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china (1921–2008).
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [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]
William Goldman
American novelist, screenwriter and playwright (1931-2018).
Born August 12th, 1931 in Highland Park.
Died November 16th, 2018 at 87 years old in Manhattan (pneumonia, colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ken Mattingly
American astronaut.
Born March 17th, 1936 in Chicago.
Died October 31st, 2023 at 87 years old in Arlington County. [ref]
Garth Hudson
Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937–2025).
Born August 2nd, 1937 in Windsor.
Died January 21st, 2025 at 87 years old in Woodstock. [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]
Mike Ilitch
Macedonian-american entrepreneur and owner of the detroit red wings and the detroit tigers, founder and owner of little caesars pizza.
Born July 20th, 1929 in Bitola.
Died February 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Detroit (disease). [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare