In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Randall Garrett
American writer (1927–1987).
Born December 16th, 1927 in Lexington.
Died December 31st, 1987 at 60 years old in Waco.
Arkady Raikin
Soviet actor (1911-1987).
Born October 24th, 1911 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1987 at 76 years old in Moscow (disease). [ref]
Jimmy Kruger
South african politician (1917-1987).
Born December 20th, 1917 in Bethlehem.
Died May 9th, 1987 at 69 years old in Irene.
Walter Houser Brattain
American physicist (1902–1987).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Xiamen.
Died October 13th, 1987 at 85 years old in Seattle (Alzheimer's disease).
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).
Uwe Barschel
German politician (1944-1987).
Born May 13th, 1944 in Glienicke/Nordbahn.
Died October 11th, 1987 at 43 years old in Geneva.
Marc Aaronson
American astronomer (1950-1987).
Born August 24th, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died April 30th, 1987 at 36 years old in Tucson.
Gustaf Håkansson
Swedish cyclist (1885-1987).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Helsingborg.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 101 years old in Ekerö Municipality.
Herbert Schultze
German navy officer and world war ii u-boat commander.
Born July 24th, 1909 in Kiel. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Hereford.
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]
Deaths 231 to 240 of 554
Man always thinks about the past before he dies, as if he were frantically searching for proof that he truly lived. Jet Black