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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Gustav Bergmann
Austrian-american philosopher (1906-1987).
Died April 21st, 1987 at 80 years old in Iowa City.
Constantin Noica
Romanian philosopher, essayist and poet.
Born July 12th, 1909 in Vitănești.
Died December 4th, 1987 at 78 years old in Sibiu.
Shaike Ophir
Israeli film actor and comedian (1928-1987).
Born November 4th, 1928 in Jerusalem.
Died August 17th, 1987 at 58 years old in Tel Aviv (lung cancer).
Russell Ohl
American engineer (1898-1987).
Born January 31st, 1898 in Allentown.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vista.
John Howard Northrop
American biochemist (1891-1987).
Born July 5th, 1891 in Yonkers.
Died May 27th, 1987 at 95 years old in Wickenburg. [ref]
Maxwell Fry
British architect (1899-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Wallasey. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1987 at 88 years old in Cotherstone. [ref]
Sachchidananda Vatsyayan
Indian writer.
Born March 7th, 1911 in Kushinagar. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1987 at 76 years old in New Delhi. [ref]
Haldan Keffer Hartline
American neuroscientist.
Born December 22nd, 1903 in Bloomsburg.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Fallston. [ref]
Danielle Gaubert
French actress (1943-1987).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Nuars. [ref]
Died November 3rd, 1987 at 44 years old in Marseille (cancer). [ref]
Jacob Taubes
Sociologist of religion, philosopher, and scholar of judaism (1923-1987).
Born February 25th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1987 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer). [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine