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In the year 1987
533 Notable deaths
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).
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 (1907–1987).
Born October 12th, 1907 in Leipzig.
Died September 5th, 1987 at 79 years old in Heidelberg.
Heinz Kloss
German linguist (1904–1987).
Born October 30th, 1904 in Halle (Saale).
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.
Behice Boran
Turkish politician and sociologist.
Born May 1st, 1910 in Bursa. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1987 at 77 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (disease). [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 533
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche