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In the year 1987
530 Notable deaths
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Irene.
Robert Paige
American actor, newscaster (1911-1987).
Born December 2nd, 1910 in Indianapolis.
Died December 21st, 1987 at 77 years old in San Clemente (aneurysm).
Jose W. Diokno
Filipino politician (1922-1987).
Born February 26th, 1922 in Manila.
Died February 27th, 1987 at 65 years old in Quezon City.
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.
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.
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).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 530
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi