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In the year 1987
530 Notable deaths
Henri Cochet
French tennis player (1901-1987).
Born December 14th, 1901 in Villeurbanne.
Died April 2nd, 1987 at 85 years old in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Raj Chandra Bose
Indian mathematician.
Born June 19th, 1901 in Hoshangabad.
Died October 31st, 1987 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Gilberto Freyre
Brazilian politician and academic (1900-1987).
Born March 15th, 1900 in Recife. [ref]
Died July 18th, 1987 at 87 years old in Recife. [ref]
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]
Tom Waddell
Founder of gay games (1937–1987).
Born November 1st, 1937 in Paterson.
Died July 11th, 1987 at 49 years old in San Francisco (death from AIDS-related complications).
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.
Deaths 181 to 190 of 530
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