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Dead at age 87
1,890 Notable deaths
Álvaro de Figueroa, 1st Count of Romanones
Spanish diplomat and writer (1863-1950).
Born May 9th, 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 (1884–1971).
Born April 4th, 1884 in San Lorenzo.
Died November 26th, 1971 at 87 years old in Rome.
Valentin Prokopov
Soviet water polo player (1929–2016).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 87 years old [ref]
Hans Freiherr von Funck
German general (1891-1979).
Born December 23rd, 1891 in Aachen.
Died February 14th, 1979 at 87 years old in Viersen.
Arthur Bisguier
American chess player (1929-2017).
Born October 8th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Framingham (respiratory failure). [ref]
Cecilia Colledge
British figure skater.
Born November 28th, 1920 in London.
Died April 12th, 2008 at 87 years old in Cambridge.
Paul-Émile Léger
Canadian catholic cardinal (1904–1991).
Born April 26th, 1904 in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.
Died November 13th, 1991 at 87 years old in Montreal (pneumonia). [ref]
José Luis de Vilallonga
Spanish journalist and actor (1920-2007).
Born January 29th, 1920 in Madrid.
Died August 30th, 2007 at 87 years old in Andratx. [ref]
Giacomo Biffi
Catholic cardinal (1928–2015).
Born June 13th, 1928 in Milan.
Died July 11th, 2015 at 87 years old in Bologna.
Deaths 931 to 940 of 1890
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