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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Ajita Wilson
American actress.
Born January 12th, 1950 in Brooklyn.
Died May 26th, 1987 at 37 years old in Rome (cerebral hemorrhage).
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen. [ref]
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Edgar P. Jacobs
Comic artist and writer (1904-1987).
Born March 30th, 1904 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1987 at 82 years old in Lasne. [ref]
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Canadian cross-country skier.
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 111 years old in Tønsberg (pneumonia).
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]
Vicente Calderón
Spanish businessman.
Born May 27th, 1913 in Torrelavega.
Died March 24th, 1987 at 73 years old in Madrid (cardiovascular disease).
Fela Sowande
Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987).
Born May 29th, 1905 in Abeokuta. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1987 at 81 years old in Ravenna.
Anatoli Papanov
Soviet actor.
Born October 31st, 1922 in Vyazma.
Died August 15th, 1987 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City. [ref]
Vera Caspary
American writer.
Born November 13th, 1899 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Deaths 211 to 220 of 503
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