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In the year 1987
530 Notable deaths
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]
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born December 26th, 1911 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 75 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]
Deaths 191 to 200 of 530
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