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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Alexander Nadiradze
Soviet engineer.
Born September 2nd, 1914 in Gori.
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Vitomil Zupan
Slovenian writer (1914–1987).
Born January 18th, 1914 in Ljubljana.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Ljubljana.
Nathan Rapoport
Polish-born jewish sculptor and painter (1911-1987).
Born November 7th, 1911 in Warsaw.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Arne Borg
Swedish swimmer (1901-1987).
Born August 18th, 1901 in Storkyrkoförsamlingen. [ref]
Died November 6th, 1987 at 86 years old in Vallentuna.
Jimmy Mullen
English footballer (1923-1987).
Born January 6th, 1923 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died October 23rd, 1987 at 64 years old in Wolverhampton.
Mihailo Apostolski
Macedonian partisan and military leader.
Born November 8th, 1906 in Štip.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 80 years old in Dojran.
Antonio Sastre
Argentine footballer (1911-1987).
Born April 27th, 1911 in Lomas de Zamora.
Died November 23rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Buenos Aires.
Léon Noël
French politician, diplomat and historian.
Born March 28th, 1888 in 9th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 6th, 1987 at 99 years old in Toucy. [ref]
Robert Dalban
French actor (1903-1987).
Born July 19th, 1903 in Celles-sur-Belle. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1987 at 83 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Alexander Wood
American soccer player (1907-1987).
Born June 12th, 1907 in Lochgelly.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Gary.
Deaths 371 to 380 of 554
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