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Dead at age 87

1,890 Notable deaths

Sidney Dillon Ripley

American ornithologist and 8th secretary of the smithsonian (1913–2001).

Born September 20th, 1913 in New York City.

Died March 12th, 2001 at 87 years old in Washington, D.C..

Elizabeth Zarubina

Soviet spy (1900–1987).

Born January 1st, 1900 in Rzhavyntsi.

Died May 14th, 1987 at 87 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle).

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

Peter Hansborough Bell

American military officer and politician who served as the third governor of texas (1810-1898).

Born May 11th, 1810 in Culpeper County.

Died March 8th, 1898 at 87 years old in Littleton.

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 (1881–1969).

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 Pfeiffer

German physician and bacteriologist (1858–1945).

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]

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