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In the year 1987

504 Notable deaths

Shichirō Fukazawa

Japanese writer.

Born January 29th, 1914 in Fuefuki.

Died August 18th, 1987 at 73 years old in Saitama Prefecture.

Henri Decaë

French cinematographer.

Born July 31st, 1915 in Saint-Denis. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1987 at 71 years old in Suresnes. [ref]

Hannelore Schroth

German actress.

Born January 10th, 1922 in Berlin.

Died July 7th, 1987 at 65 years old in Munich.

Viktor Nekrasov

Russian soviet writer, dissident and emigrant (1911-1987).

Born June 17th, 1911 in Kyiv.

Died September 3rd, 1987 at 76 years old in Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Wang Renmei

Chinese actress and singer.

Born December 24th, 1914 in Changsha County.

Died April 12th, 1987 at 72 years old in Beijing (cerebral hemorrhage).

Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas

Greek politician (1893-1987).

Born February 9th, 1893 in Naupactus.

Died August 10th, 1987 at 94 years old in Naupactus.

Wolfgang Fortner

German composer and conductor.

Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig. [ref]

Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Heinz Kloss

German linguist.

Born October 30th, 1904 in Halle (Saale). [ref]

Died June 13th, 1987 at 82 years old in Groß-Gerau.

Milorad Arsenijević

Serbian footballer (1906-1987).

Born June 6th, 1906 in Smederevo.

Died March 18th, 1987 at 80 years old in Belgrade.

Gerhard Fieseler

German flying ace (1896-1987).

Born April 15th, 1896 in Glesch.

Died September 1st, 1987 at 91 years old in Kassel.

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