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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Seidel
Racecar driver and entrant.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 1st, 1987 at 60 years old in Munich.
William Sterling Cole
American politician (1904-1987).
Born April 18th, 1904 in Steuben County.
Died March 15th, 1987 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..
Dennis Poore
British racing driver.
Born August 19th, 1916 in London.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 70 years old in London.
Heinz Kloss
German linguist (1904–1987).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Halle (Saale).
Died June 13th, 1987 at 82 years old in Groß-Gerau.
Gerhard Fieseler
German flying ace (1896-1987).
Born April 15th, 1896 in Glesch.
Died September 1st, 1987 at 91 years old in Kassel.
Wolfgang Fortner
German composer and conductor (1907–1987).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
Simon Carmiggelt
Dutch writer and journalist (1913–1987).
Born October 7th, 1913 in The Hague.
Died November 30th, 1987 at 74 years old in Amsterdam.
Petras Griškevičius
Lithuanian politician (1924-1987).
Born July 19th, 1924 in Kriaunos.
Died November 14th, 1987 at 63 years old in Vilnius (myocardial infarction).
Rolf Dahlgren
Swedish-danish botanist (1932-1987).
Born July 7th, 1932 in Copenhagen.
Died February 14th, 1987 at 54 years old in Scania (traffic collision).
Deaths 351 to 360 of 554
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