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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
James Jesus Angleton
Chief of the cia's counterintelligence (ci) staff from 1954 to 1975.
Born December 9th, 1917 in Boise.
Died May 12th, 1987 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C..
Gretl Braun
Sister of eva braun, sister-in-law to adolf hitler (1915-1987).
Born August 31st, 1915 in Munich.
Died October 10th, 1987 at 72 years old in Steingaden.
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]
Althea Flynt
Magazine publisher (1953–1987).
Born November 6th, 1953 in Marietta.
Died June 27th, 1987 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (drowning).
Dick Shawn
American actor (1923–1987).
Born December 1st, 1924 in Buffalo.
Died April 17th, 1987 at 62 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).
Elizabeth Hartman
American actress (1943–1987).
Born December 23rd, 1943 in Youngstown.
Died June 10th, 1987 at 43 years old in Pittsburgh (falling).
Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr.
American politician (1903-1987).
Born August 1st, 1903 in Baltimore.
Died August 23rd, 1987 at 84 years old in Baltimore.
Salim Ali
Indian ornithologist (1896-1987).
Born November 12th, 1896 in Mumbai.
Died July 27th, 1987 at 90 years old in Mumbai (prostate cancer).
Paul Butterfield
American blues harmonica player (1942–1987).
Born December 17th, 1942 in Chicago.
Died May 4th, 1987 at 44 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Louis de Broglie
Nobel laureate credited to pioneer the discovery of wave character of matter.
Born August 15th, 1892 in Dieppe.
Died March 19th, 1987 at 94 years old in Louveciennes.
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