In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Madge Kennedy
American actress (1891-1987).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
Indian writer (1911–1987).
Born March 7th, 1911 in Kushinagar.
Died April 4th, 1987 at 76 years old in New Delhi.
Gilberto Freyre
Brazilian politician and academic (1900-1987).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Recife. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Recife. [ref]
Alice Terry
Actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Zohar Argov
Israeli singer (1955-1987).
Born July 16th, 1955 in Rishon LeZion.
Died November 6th, 1987 at 32 years old in Rishon LeZion (hanging).
Henri Cochet
French tennis player (1901-1987).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Villeurbanne.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Dambudzo Marechera
Zimbabwean writer.
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Tom Waddell
Founder of gay games (1937–1987).
Born November 1st, 1937 in Paterson.
Died July 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist.
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande. [ref]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 554
Life is hard. After all, it kills you. Katharine Hepburn