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In the year 1987
531 Notable deaths
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]
John Hammond
American record producer, civil rights activist and music critic (1910–1987).
Born December 15th, 1910 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1987 at 76 years old in New York City (stroke).
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]
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]
Gioacchino Colombo
Automobile engineer.
Born January 9th, 1903 in Legnano.
Died April 27th, 1987 at 84 years old in Milan.
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Revered greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician (1899-1987).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Athens.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 88 years old in Athens (cancer).
Gustaf Håkansson
Swedish cyclist (1885-1987).
Born October 15th, 1885 in Helsingborg.
Died June 9th, 1987 at 101 years old in Ekerö Municipality.
Deaths 251 to 260 of 531
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather