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In the year 1987
504 Notable deaths
Akaki Shanidze
Georgian linguist and philologist (1887–1987).
Born February 26th, 1887 in Kvemo Nogha.
Died March 29th, 1987 at 100 years old in Tbilisi.
Torborg Nedreaas
Norwegian author.
Born November 13th, 1906 in Bergen.
Died June 30th, 1987 at 80 years old in Nesodden.
Georg Lammers
German sprinter.
Born April 14th, 1905 in Butjadingen.
Died March 17th, 1987 at 81 years old in Butjadingen.
Robert O'Brien
Racecar driver (1908-1987).
Born April 11th, 1908 in Lyndhurst.
Died February 10th, 1987 at 78 years old in Hackensack.
Hákun Djurhuus
Prime minister of the faroe islands (1908-1987).
Born December 11th, 1908 in Tórshavn.
Died September 22nd, 1987 at 78 years old in Tórshavn.
Aileen Meagher
Athletics competitor (1910-1987).
Born November 26th, 1910 in Halifax.
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 76 years old in Halifax.
Pak Yong-sun
North korean female table tennis player (1957–1988).
Born August 22nd, 1956 in Sakchu County.
Died July 14th, 1987 at 30 years old (disease).
Josep Vicenç Foix
Writer and poet.
Born January 28th, 1893 in Sarrià. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Peter Mehringer
Olympic wrestler (1910-1987).
Born July 15th, 1910 in Hodgeman County.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 77 years old in Pullman.
Arturo Torres Carrasco
Chilean footballer (1906-1987).
Born October 20th, 1906 in Coronel.
Died April 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Santiago.
Deaths 401 to 410 of 504
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe