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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Berta Drews
Actress (1901-1987).
Born November 19th, 1901 in Tempelhof.
Died April 10th, 1987 at 85 years old in West Berlin.
Yujiro Ishihara
Japanese actor and singer (1934-1987).
Born December 28th, 1934 in Suma-ku. [ref]
Died July 17th, 1987 at 52 years old in Shinanomachi (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma). [ref]
Wolfgang Seidel
Racecar driver and entrant.
Born July 4th, 1926 in Düsseldorf.
Died March 1st, 1987 at 60 years old in Munich.
Franjo Wölfl
Yugoslavian footballer (1918-1987).
Born May 18th, 1918 in Zagreb.
Died July 8th, 1987 at 69 years old in Zagreb.
Aldo Boffi
Italian footballer (1915-1987).
Born February 26th, 1915 in Giussano.
Died October 26th, 1987 at 72 years old in Giussano.
Roald Jensen
Norwegian footballer (1943-1987).
Born January 11th, 1943 in Bergen.
Died October 6th, 1987 at 44 years old in Bergen.
Simha Flapan
Israeli politician.
Born January 27th, 1911 in Tomaszów Mazowiecki.
Died April 13th, 1987 at 76 years old in Israel.
Fatemeh Pahlavi
Iranian entrepreneur.
Born October 28th, 1928 in Tehran.
Died June 2nd, 1987 at 58 years old in London (cancer).
Phillip Hagar Smith
American electrical engineer (1905-1987).
Born April 29th, 1905 in Lexington.
Died August 29th, 1987 at 82 years old in Berkeley Heights.
Herbert Tichy
Austrian mountain climber.
Born June 1st, 1912 in Vienna.
Died September 26th, 1987 at 75 years old in Vienna.
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