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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Alice Terry
Actress (1899-1987).
Born July 24th, 1899 in Vincennes.
Died December 22nd, 1987 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Dambudzo Marechera
Zimbabwean writer.
Born June 4th, 1952 in Rusape. [ref]
Died August 18th, 1987 at 35 years old in Harare (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
He Yingqin
Taiwanese politician (1890-1987).
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Xingyi.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Taipei.
Gordon Gollob
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 16th, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in Sulingen.
Madge Kennedy
American actress (1891-1987).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Chicago.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 96 years old in Woodland Hills (respiratory failure).
Vincent Persichetti
American composer (1915–1987).
Born June 6th, 1915 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 72 years old in Philadelphia.
Zohar Argov
Israeli singer (1955-1987).
Born July 16th, 1955 in Rishon LeZion.
Died November 6th, 1987 at 32 years old in Rishon LeZion (hanging).
Seyni Kountché
Nigerien president (1931-1987).
Born July 1st, 1931 in Fandou Béri.
Died November 10th, 1987 at 56 years old in Paris (brain cancer). [ref]
Masatoshi Nakayama
Martial artist.
Born April 13th, 1913 in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
Died April 15th, 1987 at 74 years old in Tokyo.
Georges Franju
French filmmaker.
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Deaths 181 to 190 of 503
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