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Dead at age 87
1,897 Notable deaths
Anna Bartlett Warner
American hymnwriter (1820-1915).
Born August 31st, 1827 in Long Island. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1915 at 87 years old in Highland Falls. [ref]
Thomas Humphrey Marshall
British sociologist (1893-1981).
Born December 19th, 1893 in London.
Died November 29th, 1981 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Thomas Dewing
American artist (1851–1938).
Born May 4th, 1851 in Boston. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1938 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Henri Ellenberger
Swiss-canadian psychiatrist (1905-1993).
Born November 6th, 1905 in Southern Rhodesia.
Died May 1st, 1993 at 87 years old in Quebec.
Frank Hahn
British economist (1925–2013).
Born April 26th, 1925 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
John Conness
American politician (1821-1909).
Born September 22nd, 1821 in County Galway.
Died January 10th, 1909 at 87 years old in Jamaica Plain.
Molly O'Day
American actress (1909–1998).
Born October 16th, 1911 in Bayonne.
Died October 22nd, 1998 at 87 years old in Avila Beach (disease).
Motomu Kiyokawa
Japanese voice actor, actor (1935-2022).
Born April 9th, 1935 in Kanagawa Prefecture.
Died August 17th, 2022 at 87 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia).
Hilde Benjamin
German politician (1902-1989).
Born February 5th, 1902 in Bernburg.
Died April 18th, 1989 at 87 years old in Berlin.
Tom Nissalke
American basketball coach.
Born July 7th, 1932 in Madison.
Died August 22nd, 2019 at 87 years old in Salt Lake City.
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