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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 74 years old in Rome. [ref]
Rashid Karami
Lebanese politician (1921-1987).
Born December 30th, 1921 in Tripoli.
Died June 1st, 1987 at 65 years old in Beirut (assassination).
Gerald Brenan
British writer and hispanist.
Born April 7th, 1894 in Sliema. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 92 years old in Alhaurín el Grande. [ref]
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).
William Rose
American screenwriter (1914-1987).
Born December 12th, 1914 in Jefferson City.
Died February 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Jersey.
Richard Ellmann
American writer and literary critic.
Born March 15th, 1918 in Highland Park. [ref]
Died May 13th, 1987 at 69 years old in Oxford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]
Dorothy Patrick
Canadian-american actress (1921–1987).
Born June 3rd, 1921 in Saint Boniface. [ref]
Died May 31st, 1987 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).
Alfred Lion
American record executive born in germany (1908–1987).
Born April 21st, 1908 in Schöneberg.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 78 years old in San Diego.
Lang Jeffries
American actor (1930-1987).
Born June 7th, 1930 in Toronto.
Died February 12th, 1987 at 56 years old in Huntington Beach.
Viola Dana
Actress (1897-1987).
Born June 26th, 1897 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine