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In the year 1987
504 Notable deaths
Nils Björklöf
Canoe racer.
Born April 12th, 1921 in Ingå. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1987 at 66 years old in Stockholm.
Jan de Looper
Field hockey player (1914-1987).
Born May 2nd, 1914 in Hilversum.
Died June 23rd, 1987 at 73 years old in Hilversum.
Ernst Karlberg
Swedish ice hockey player.
Born October 12th, 1901 in Stockholm.
Died March 20th, 1987 at 85 years old in Stockholm.
Grete Heckscher
Fencer.
Born November 8th, 1901 in Copenhagen.
Died October 6th, 1987 at 85 years old in Horne.
William Dodge
Bobsledder.
Born January 7th, 1925 in Philadelphia.
Died July 7th, 1987 at 62 years old in Bryn Mawr.
Adolf Schön
German cyclist (1906-1987).
Born April 8th, 1906 in Wiesbaden.
Died August 2nd, 1987 at 81 years old in Frankfurt am Main.
Erik Bisgaard
Danish rower.
Born January 25th, 1890 in Silkeborg.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Friedrich Wurmböck
Austrian handball player (1903-1987).
Born August 2nd, 1903 in Austria.
Died November 26th, 1987 at 84 years old
Carlos José Castilho
Brazilian footballer and manager (1927-1987).
Born November 27th, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died February 2nd, 1987 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro (exsanguination).
Valentín Paz-Andrade
Spanish writer and politician (1898-1987).
Born April 23rd, 1898 in Pontevedra.
Died May 19th, 1987 at 89 years old in Vigo.
Deaths 491 to 500 of 504
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