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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Lino Ventura
Italian-franch actor.
Born July 14th, 1919 in Parma. [ref]
Died October 22nd, 1987 at 68 years old in Saint-Cloud (myocardial infarction). [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.
J. P. Guilford
American psychologist (1897–1987).
Born March 7th, 1897 in Marquette.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Los Angeles.
Joseph Lawton Collins
United states army general.
Born May 1st, 1896 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died September 12th, 1987 at 91 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Miyuki Ishikawa
Prime perpetrator of kotobuki san'in incident (1897–1987).
Born February 5th, 1897 in Miyazaki Prefecture.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 90 years old
Donn F. Eisele
American astronaut.
Born June 23rd, 1930 in Columbus. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 57 years old in Tokyo (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joan Shawlee
American actress (1926-1987).
Born March 5th, 1926 in Forest Hills.
Died March 22nd, 1987 at 61 years old in Hollywood (cancer).
Sadamichi Hirasawa
Japanese artist (1892-1987).
Born February 18th, 1892 in Ōtemachi.
Died May 10th, 1987 at 95 years old in Hachiōji Medical Prison (pneumonia).
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]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 554
Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy