In the year 1987
530 Notable deaths
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 (1922–1987).
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 (1899–1987).
Born November 13th, 1899 in Chicago.
Died June 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor.
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Yves Allégret
French film director (1905–1987).
Born October 13th, 1905 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 81 years old in Jouars-Pontchartrain (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Georg Wittig
German chemist (1979 nobel prize).
Born June 16th, 1897 in Berlin.
Died August 26th, 1987 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
Uwe Barschel
German politician (1944-1987).
Born May 13th, 1944 in Glienicke/Nordbahn.
Died October 11th, 1987 at 43 years old in Geneva.
Frank Carlson
American politician who served as the 30th governor of kansas (1893–1987).
Born January 23rd, 1893 in Concordia.
Died May 30th, 1987 at 94 years old in Concordia.
Meena Keshwar Kamal
Activist and social worker from afghanistan (1956-1987).
Born February 27th, 1956 in Kabul.
Died February 4th, 1987 at 30 years old in Quetta.
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