In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Herbert Friedmann
American ornithologist (1900-1987).
Born April 22nd, 1900 in Brooklyn.
Died May 14th, 1987 at 87 years old in Laguna Hills.
Geoffrey Mason
Bobsledder (1902-1987).
Born May 13th, 1902 in Philadelphia.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in East Providence.
Elżbieta Barszczewska
Polish actress (1913-1987).
Born November 29th, 1913 in Warsaw.
Died October 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Yuri Chulyukin
Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor, poet (1929-1987).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died March 7th, 1987 at 57 years old in Maputo.
Pascal Jules
Road bicycle racer.
Born July 22nd, 1961 in La Garenne-Colombes. [ref]
Died October 25th, 1987 at 26 years old in Folleville (traffic collision). [ref]
Pál Gábor
Film director, screenwriter (1932–1987).
Born November 2nd, 1932 in Budapest.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 54 years old in Rome.
László Pusztai
Hungarian footballer (1946-1987).
Born March 1st, 1946 in Szentes.
Died July 6th, 1987 at 41 years old in Polgárdi (traffic collision).
Robert Allen Dyer
South african botanist (1900-1987).
Born September 21st, 1900 in Pietermaritzburg.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 87 years old in Johannesburg.
Paul Maye
French cyclist.
Born August 19th, 1913 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died April 19th, 1987 at 73 years old in Biarritz (disease). [ref]
Andrei Bărbulescu
Romanian footballer (1917–1987).
Born October 16th, 1909 in Slatina.
Died July 30th, 1987 at 77 years old
Deaths 451 to 460 of 554
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu