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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Clarisse Ratsifandrihamanana
Malagasy writer (1926-1987).
Born December 5th, 1926 in Fenoarivo Atsinanana.
Died June 28th, 1987 at 60 years old in Antananarivo.
Kyösti Lehtonen
Olympic wrestler (1931-1987).
Born March 13th, 1931 in Jämsä.
Died November 15th, 1987 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Yasuo Haruyama
Japanese association football player (1906-1987).
Born April 4th, 1906 in Tokyo.
Died June 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Erich Römer
Ice hockey player.
Born June 2nd, 1894 in Berlin.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 92 years old in Berlin.
Fritz Wagner
Swiss footballer.
Born February 21st, 1913 in Switzerland. [ref]
Died September 9th, 1987 at 74 years old in Küsnacht.
Raymond Passello
Swiss footballer (1905-1987).
Born January 12th, 1905 in Geneva.
Died March 16th, 1987 at 82 years old in Geneva.
József Kovács
Athletics competitor (1926–1987).
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Nyíregyháza.
Died March 29th, 1987 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Aram Nalbandyan
Armenian physicist.
Born January 1st, 1908 in Vanadzor.
Died January 24th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish footballer (1903-1987).
Born March 26th, 1903 in Stockholm.
Died January 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
Georgy Petrov
Soviet engineer.
Born May 31st, 1912 in Pinega.
Died May 13th, 1987 at 74 years old in Moscow.
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