In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Georges Franju
French filmmaker.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ajita Wilson
American actress (1950–1987).
Born January 12th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died May 26th, 1987 at 37 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
William Rose
American screenwriter (1914-1987).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Jefferson City.
Died February 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Jersey.
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic.
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist.
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in germany (1908–1987).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Deaths 201 to 210 of 554
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore