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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Ross Barnett
Governor of mississippi, 1960–1964 (1898–1987).
Born January 22nd, 1898 in Standing Pine.
Died November 6th, 1987 at 89 years old in Jackson.
Christopher Soames
British politician (1920–1987).
Born October 12th, 1920 in Penn.
Died September 16th, 1987 at 66 years old in Odiham (pancreatitis).
Marguerite Yourcenar
French novelist and essayist (1903-1987).
Born June 7th, 1903 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died December 17th, 1987 at 84 years old in Bar Harbor. [ref]
Peter Medawar
English-brazilian biologist (1915–1987).
Born February 28th, 1915 in Petrópolis.
Died October 2nd, 1987 at 72 years old in London.
Abba Kovner
Jewish hebrew poet, writer, and partisan leader (1918-1987).
Born March 14th, 1918 in Sevastopol, Ashmyany. [ref]
Died September 25th, 1987 at 69 years old in Ein HaHoresh (laryngeal cancer). [ref]
Ernst August, Prince of Hanover
(1914–1987); head of the house of hanover from 1953-1987.
Born March 18th, 1914 in Brunswick.
Died December 9th, 1987 at 73 years old in Pattensen.
Ernő Goldfinger
Hungarian-british architect and furniture designer (1902–1987).
Born September 11th, 1902 in Budapest.
Died November 15th, 1987 at 85 years old in London.
Arthur Lake
Actor (1905-1987).
Born April 17th, 1905 in Kentucky. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1987 at 81 years old in Indian Wells (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Anthony de Mello
Indian writer.
Born September 3rd, 1931 in Mumbai.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 55 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michael Bennett
American choreographer (1943-1987).
Born April 8th, 1943 in Buffalo. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1987 at 44 years old in Tucson (lymphoma).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 554
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan