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Dead at age 87

1,570 Notable deaths

James Kirkwood

American actor and film director.

Born February 22nd, 1876 in Grand Rapids. [ref]

Died August 24th, 1963 at 87 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]

Charlie Rivel

Spanish circus clown (1896-1983).

Born April 23rd, 1896 in Cubelles. [ref]

Died July 26th, 1983 at 87 years old in Sant Pere de Ribes (hemiplegia). [ref]

Marina Colasanti

Italian-brazilian writer, translator and journalist (1937–2025).

Born September 26th, 1937 in Asmara.

Died January 28th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Bent Mejding

Danish actor, theater manager and director (1937–2024).

Born January 14th, 1937 in Svendborg.

Died November 12th, 2024 at 87 years old in Copenhagen (pneumonia). [ref]

Michel Aglietta

French economist.

Born February 18th, 1938 in Chambéry. [ref]

Died April 24th, 2025 at 87 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Pyotr Todorovsky

Soviet and russian film director, screenwriter, cinematographer, composer (1925-2013).

Born August 26th, 1925 in Bobrynets.

Died May 24th, 2013 at 87 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).

Xavier Le Pichon

French geophysicist (1937–2025).

Born June 18th, 1937.

Died March 22nd, 2025 at 87 years old in Sisteron. [ref]

Elena Varzi

Italian actress.

Born December 21st, 1926 in Rome.

Died September 1st, 2014 at 87 years old in Sperlonga (heart failure).

Yvonne Brewster

Jamaican actress, theatre director and theatre manager (1938–2025).

Born October 7th, 1938 in Kingston.

Died October 12th, 2025 at 87 years old in Florence. [ref]

Aleksander Michałowski

Polish musician.

Born May 17th, 1851 in Kamianets-Podilskyi.

Died October 17th, 1938 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Deaths 911 to 920 of 1570

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