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In the year 1987
503 Notable deaths
Charan Singh
Fifth prime minister of india (1902-1987).
Born December 23rd, 1902 in Noorpur. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1987 at 84 years old in New Delhi (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Patrick Troughton
English actor (1920–1987).
Born March 25th, 1920 in Mill Hill.
Died March 28th, 1987 at 67 years old in Columbus (myocardial infarction).
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist and gay rights activist (1912-1987).
Born March 17th, 1912 in West Chester. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1987 at 75 years old in Manhattan (appendicitis). [ref]
Will Sampson
Muscogee creek actor from oklahoma (1933-1987).
Born September 27th, 1933 in Okmulgee. [ref]
Died June 3rd, 1987 at 53 years old in Houston (kidney failure, scleroderma). [ref]
Jacqueline du Pré
British cellist.
Born January 26th, 1945 in Oxford. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1987 at 42 years old in London, Greater London (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
Robert Preston
American actor (1918-1987).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Massachusetts.
Died March 21st, 1987 at 68 years old in Montecito (lung cancer).
Primo Levi
Italian chemist, partisan, holocaust survivor, and writer (1919–1987).
Born July 31st, 1919 in Turin. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1987 at 67 years old in Turin. [ref]
Lee Byung-chul
Founder of the samsung group.
Born February 12th, 1910 in Uiryeong County. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1987 at 77 years old in Seoul (cancer).
Althea Flynt
Magazine publisher.
Born November 6th, 1953 in Marietta.
Died June 27th, 1987 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (drowning).
Mahadevi Varma
Indian hindi writer and poet (1907-1987).
Born March 26th, 1907 in Farrukhabad district.
Died September 11th, 1987 at 80 years old in Allahabad. [ref]
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