In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Jean Anouilh
French playwright.
Born June 23rd, 1910 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Lausanne. [ref]
Margaret Laurence
Canadian novelist and short story writer (1926-1987).
Born July 18th, 1926 in Neepawa. [ref]
Died January 5th, 1987 at 60 years old in Selwyn (intoxication). [ref]
Camille Chamoun
Lebanese politician (1900-1987).
Born April 3rd, 1900 in Deyr el-Qamar.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 87 years old in Beirut.
Erskine Caldwell
American novelist, short story writer, travel writer, essayist.
Born December 17th, 1903 in Coweta County. [ref]
Died April 12th, 1987 at 83 years old in Paradise Valley (lung cancer). [ref]
Alfred Bester
American science fiction author.
Born December 18th, 1913 in Manhattan.
Died September 30th, 1987 at 73 years old in Doylestown.
Joan Shawlee
American actress (1926-1987).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Forest Hills.
Died March 22nd, 1987 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Erwin Helmchen
German association football player (1907-1981).
Born May 10th, 1907 in Cottbus.
Died June 8th, 1987 at 80 years old in Kiel.
Gus Johnson
American basketball player (1938-1987).
Born December 13th, 1938 in Akron.
Died April 29th, 1987 at 48 years old in Akron (brain cancer).
Gustav Fröhlich
German actor and film director (1902-1987).
Born March 21st, 1902 in Hanover.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Lugano. [ref]
Arthur Frank Burns
American economist and diplomat (1904-1987).
Born April 27th, 1904 in Ivano-Frankivsk. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1987 at 83 years old in Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Hospital. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 503
Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things. Arthur Schopenhauer