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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Joseph E. Levine
American film producer (1905–1987).
Born September 9th, 1905 in Boston.
Died July 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Greenwich.
Federico Mompou
Spanish composer and pianist.
Born April 16th, 1893 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died June 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
He Yingqin
Taiwanese politician (1890-1987).
Born April 2nd, 1890 in Xingyi.
Died October 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Taipei.
Alfredo Oscar Saint Jean
President of argentina (1926-1987).
Born November 11th, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 2nd, 1987 at 60 years old in Chascomús.
Luis Federico Leloir
Argentine biochemist.
Born September 6th, 1906 in Paris.
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Buenos Aires, Catamarca Province (myocardial infarction).
Henry Richardson Labouisse
United states ambassador (1904–1987).
Born February 11th, 1904 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Yakov Zeldovich
Soviet physicist, physical chemist and cosmologist (1914-1987).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Minsk. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Pieter Menten
Dutch war criminal, art collector and businessman.
Born May 26th, 1899 in Rotterdam. [ref]
Died November 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in Loosdrecht. [ref]
Raj Chandra Bose
Indian mathematician.
Born June 19th, 1901 in Hoshangabad.
Died October 31st, 1987 at 86 years old in Fort Collins.
Adile Naşit
Turkish stage, voice and film actress; comedian, story teller (1930-1987).
Born June 17th, 1930 in Istanbul.
Died December 11th, 1987 at 57 years old in Istanbul (colorectal cancer).
Deaths 181 to 190 of 554
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