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In the year 1987
533 Notable deaths
Kristjan Palusalu
Estonian wrestler.
Born March 10th, 1908 in Varbla Rural Municipality.
Died July 17th, 1987 at 79 years old in Tallinn.
Ethel Catherwood
Canadian track and field athlete.
Born April 28th, 1908 in North Dakota.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 79 years old in Grass Valley.
Franck Sylvain
Haitian politician, president of haiti (1909-1987).
Born August 3rd, 1909 in Grand-Goâve.
Died January 3rd, 1987 at 77 years old in Port-au-Prince.
William Collier Jr.
American actor (1902–1987).
Born February 12th, 1902 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 5th, 1987 at 84 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Harold Goodwin
American actor (1902-1987).
Born December 1st, 1902 in Peoria.
Died July 12th, 1987 at 84 years old in Woodland Hills.
José Afonso
Portuguese poet, composer and singer.
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Aveiro.
Died February 23rd, 1987 at 57 years old in Setúbal (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
Mihailo Apostolski
Macedonian partisan and military leader.
Born November 8th, 1906 in Štip.
Died August 7th, 1987 at 80 years old in Dojran.
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Film director and producer.
Born January 5th, 1893 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1987 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
German actor, theatre and film director (1905–1987).
Born October 6th, 1905 in Lubawka.
Died November 28th, 1987 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Winifred Bryson
Actress (1892-1987).
Born December 20th, 1892 in Los Angeles.
Died August 20th, 1987 at 94 years old in Los Angeles.
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There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: ‘Not today’. Syrio Forel