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In the year 1987
530 Notable deaths
Marc Aaronson
American astronomer (1950-1987).
Born August 24th, 1950 in Los Angeles.
Died April 30th, 1987 at 36 years old in Tucson.
Adriaan van Wijngaarden
Dutch computer scientist (1916-1987).
Born November 2nd, 1916 in Rotterdam.
Died February 7th, 1987 at 70 years old in Amstelveen.
George Mikes
Hungarian-born british author.
Born February 15th, 1912 in Siklós. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1987 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Abu Sayeed Chowdhury
President of bangladesh (1921-1987).
Born January 31st, 1921 in Tangail. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 66 years old in London. [ref]
Antony Tudor
British dancer and choreographer.
Born April 4th, 1908 in London.
Died April 19th, 1987 at 79 years old in New York City. [ref]
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 actor.
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]
Deaths 241 to 250 of 530
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