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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
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.
Born October 13th, 1907 in Asnières-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1987 at 79 years old in Paris (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.
Gerald Moore
English classical pianist and renowned accompanist.
Born July 30th, 1899 in Watford. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1987 at 87 years old in Buckinghamshire. [ref]
Bernhard Grzimek
German zoo director and author (1909-1987).
Born April 24th, 1909 in Nysa. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1987 at 77 years old in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Randall Garrett
American writer.
Born December 16th, 1927 in Lexington. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Waco. [ref]
Leabua Jonathan
Prime minister of lesotho (1914-1987).
Born October 30th, 1914 in Hlotse.
Died April 5th, 1987 at 72 years old in Pretoria (myocardial infarction).
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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Rabindranath Tagore