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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Alphonse Alley
Beninese army officer and politician (1930-1987).
Born April 9th, 1930 in Bassila.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 56 years old in Cotonou.
Jean Delay
French psychiatrist (1907-1987).
Born November 14th, 1907 in Bayonne.
Died May 29th, 1987 at 79 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Viktor Nekrasov
Russian soviet writer, dissident and emigrant (1911-1987).
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]
Jackie Fields
American boxer (1908–1987).
Born February 9th, 1908 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Henri Decaë
French cinematographer.
Born July 31st, 1915 in Saint-Denis. [ref]
Died March 7th, 1987 at 71 years old in Suresnes. [ref]
Henk Badings
Dutch composer born in java.
Born January 17th, 1907 in Bandung.
Died June 26th, 1987 at 80 years old in Maarheeze.
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Tempelhof.
Died April 10th, 1987 at 85 years old in West Berlin.
Behice Boran
Turkish politician and sociologist.
Born May 1st, 1910 in Bursa. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1987 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease). [ref]
Hannelore Schroth
German actress (1922–1987).
Born January 10th, 1922 in Berlin.
Died July 7th, 1987 at 65 years old in Munich.
Milorad Arsenijević
Serbian footballer (1906-1987).
Born June 6th, 1906 in Smederevo.
Died March 18th, 1987 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Deaths 331 to 340 of 554
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