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In the year 1987
529 Notable deaths
Einar Gerhardsen
22nd prime minister of norway.
Born May 10th, 1897 in Asker. [ref]
Died September 19th, 1987 at 90 years old in Oslo.
Ralph Nelson
Film actor, director, producer (1916-1987).
Born August 12th, 1916 in Queens. [ref]
Died December 21st, 1987 at 71 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Marion Hutton
American actress and singer (1919-1987).
Born March 10th, 1919 in Battle Creek.
Died January 12th, 1987 at 67 years old in Kirkland (cancer).
Kent Taylor
American actor.
Born May 11th, 1907 in Nashua.
Died April 11th, 1987 at 79 years old in Hollywood (disease).
Andrei Mironov
Soviet theatre and film actor, singer (1941-1987).
Born March 7th, 1941 in Moscow.
Died August 16th, 1987 at 46 years old in Riga (stroke).
Walter Abel
American actor.
Born June 6th, 1898 in Saint Paul.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 88 years old in Essex (myocardial infarction).
Rouben Mamoulian
American film and theatre director (1897–1987).
Born October 8th, 1897 in Tbilisi.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.
Bobby Locke
South african golfer (1917–1987).
Born November 20th, 1917 in Germiston.
Died March 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Johannesburg (meningitis).
Joop den Uyl
Dutch politician (1919-1987).
Born August 9th, 1919 in Hilversum. [ref]
Died December 24th, 1987 at 68 years old in Amsterdam (brain cancer). [ref]
Cornelis Vreeswijk
Swedish-dutch singer-songwriter, poet and actor.
Born August 8th, 1937 in IJmuiden.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 50 years old in Stockholm (liver cancer).
Deaths 151 to 160 of 529
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