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Dead at age 87
1,467 Notable deaths
Rube Goldberg
American cartoonist (1883-1970).
Born July 4th, 1883 in San Francisco. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1970 at 87 years old in New York City. [ref]
Hadley Richardson
First wife of author ernest hemingway.
Born November 9th, 1891 in St. Louis.
Died January 23rd, 1979 at 87 years old in Lakeland.
Walter Pidgeon
Canadian actor (1897-1984).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Saint John.
Died September 25th, 1984 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke).
Ann Morgan Guilbert
American actress (1928-2016).
Born October 16th, 1928 in Minneapolis.
Died June 14th, 2016 at 87 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china.
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Warren E. Burger
Chief justice of the united states from 1969 to 1986 (1907–1995).
Born September 17th, 1907 in Saint Paul.
Died June 25th, 1995 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Former 1st prime minister of malaysia (1903-1990).
Born February 8th, 1903 in Alor Setar.
Died December 17th, 1990 at 87 years old in Penang.
Steve Forrest
American actor (1925–2013).
Born September 29th, 1925 in Huntsville.
Died May 18th, 2013 at 87 years old in Thousand Oaks.
Roberts Blossom
Actor and poet (1924-2011).
Born March 25th, 1924 in New Haven.
Died July 8th, 2011 at 87 years old in Santa Monica (stroke). [ref]
Garrett Morgan
American inventor.
Born March 4th, 1877 in Claysville.
Died July 27th, 1964 at 87 years old in Cleveland.
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