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Dead at age 87

1,569 Notable deaths

Sirr Al-Khatim Al-Khalifa

President of sudan (1964-1965).

Born January 1st, 1919 in Sudan. [ref]

Died February 18th, 2006 at 87 years old

Medard Boss

Swiss psychologist (1903-1990).

Born October 4th, 1903 in St. Gallen.

Died December 21st, 1990 at 87 years old in Zollikon.

Fernando Ortiz Fernández

Cuban writer.

Born July 16th, 1881 in Havana.

Died April 10th, 1969 at 87 years old in Havana.

Draga Olteanu Matei

Romanian actress.

Born October 24th, 1933 in Bucharest.

Died November 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Iași. [ref]

Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer

German physician and bacteriologist.

Born March 27th, 1858 in Zduny.

Died September 15th, 1945 at 87 years old in Lądek-Zdrój.

Jan Kott

Polish writer (1914–2001).

Born October 27th, 1914 in Warsaw.

Died December 23rd, 2001 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Juan Marsé

Spanish writer (1933–2020).

Born January 8th, 1933 in Barcelona.

Died July 18th, 2020 at 87 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones

Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950).

Born August 8th, 1863 in Madrid. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1950 at 87 years old in Madrid. [ref]

Domingos da Guia

Brazilian footballer and manager (1912-2000).

Born November 19th, 1912 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died May 18th, 2000 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (stroke).

James Alberione

Italian catholic priest and the founder of the pauline family.

Born April 4th, 1884 in Cuneo, Fossano.

Died November 26th, 1971 at 87 years old in Rome.

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