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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Juan Evangelista Venegas
Boxer.
Born June 2nd, 1929 in San Juan.
Died April 16th, 1987 at 57 years old in San Juan. [ref]
Copi
Argentinian writer, actor, director and cartoonist (1939-1987).
Born November 20th, 1939 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 14th, 1987 at 48 years old in Paris (HIV/AIDS).
Viktor Zhdanov
Virologist (1914-1987).
Born February 14th, 1914 in Dobropillia Raion.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 73 years old in Moscow.
Josef Grohé
Gauleiter of cologne (1902-1987).
Born November 6th, 1902 in Gemünden.
Died December 27th, 1987 at 85 years old in Brück.
Enrique Jorrín
Cuban musician.
Born December 25th, 1926. [ref]
Died December 12th, 1987 at 60 years old in Havana. [ref]
Georges Arnaud
French writer.
Born July 16th, 1917 in Montpellier. [ref]
Died March 4th, 1987 at 69 years old in Barcelona (myocardial infarction). [ref]
José González Ganoza
Peruvian footballer (1954-1987).
Died December 8th, 1987 at 33 years old in Pacific Ocean (traffic collision).
Paul Janes
German footballer (1912-1987).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Küppersteg.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 75 years old in Düsseldorf (myocardial infarction).
Galo Plaza
President of ecuador (1948 - 1952).
Born February 17th, 1906 in New York City.
Died January 28th, 1987 at 80 years old in Quito (myocardial infarction).
Alejandro Scopelli
Argentine association football player (1908-1987).
Born May 12th, 1908 in La Plata.
Died October 23rd, 1987 at 79 years old in Mexico City.
Deaths 281 to 290 of 503
Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson