In the year 1987
554 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.
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]
Maxine Sullivan
American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987).
Born May 13th, 1911 in New York City.
Died April 7th, 1987 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Claudio Villa
Italian singer and actor (1926–1987).
Born January 1st, 1926 in Rome.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 61 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Eugen Jochum
German conductor (1902-1987).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Babenhausen.
Died March 26th, 1987 at 84 years old in Munich.
Lasgush Poradeci
Albanian writer.
Born December 27th, 1899 in Pogradec.
Died November 12th, 1987 at 87 years old in Tirana.
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).
Herman Smith-Johannsen
Canadian cross-country skier.
Born June 15th, 1875 in Horten.
Died January 5th, 1987 at 111 years old in Tønsberg (pneumonia).
Howard McGhee
American trumpeter.
Born March 6th, 1918 in Tulsa.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 69 years old in New York City.
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
Bangladeshi jurist and politician (1921–1987).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Tangail. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 554
To die will be an awfully big adventure. Peter Pan