In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Cathryn Damon
American actress (1930-1987).
Born September 11th, 1930 in Seattle.
Died May 4th, 1987 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer).
Alejandro Rey
Argentine-american actor and television director (1930-1987).
Born February 8th, 1930 in Buenos Aires.
Died May 21st, 1987 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Film director, screenwriter, novelist, journalist.
Born June 7th, 1914 in Panipat. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1987 at 72 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
René Lévesque
Québécois politician and journalist.
Born August 24th, 1922 in Campbellton. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Montreal, Île des Soeurs (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Irene Handl
British actress (1901-1987).
Born December 27th, 1901 in Maida Vale.
Died November 29th, 1987 at 85 years old in Kensington.
Arnold Lobel
American children's illustrator and writer (1933-1987).
Born May 22nd, 1933 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1987 at 54 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Mervyn LeRoy
American film director and producer (1900–1987).
Born October 15th, 1900 in San Francisco.
Died September 13th, 1987 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gunnar Myrdal
Swedish economist (1898–1987).
Born December 6th, 1898 in Skattunge Parish.
Died May 17th, 1987 at 88 years old in Danderyd.
John Qualen
Canadian-american actor of norwegian origin (1899-1987).
Born December 8th, 1899 in Vancouver.
Died September 12th, 1987 at 87 years old in Torrance (myocardial infarction).
Jacques Anquetil
French cyclist (1934-1987).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Mont-Saint-Aignan.
Died November 18th, 1987 at 53 years old in Rouen (stomach cancer).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 554
Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami