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In the year 1987
533 Notable deaths
Jaakko Friman
Finnish olympic speed skater.
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tampere.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Tampere.
Aram Nalbandyan
Armenian physicist.
Born January 1st, 1908 in Vanadzor.
Died January 24th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Aleksanteri Toivola
Olympic wrestler.
Born March 4th, 1893 in Vyborg.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 94 years old in Helsinki.
August Eskelinen
Finnish biathlete (1898-1987).
Born July 16th, 1898 in Iisalmi.
Died June 10th, 1987 at 88 years old in Iisalmi.
Sven Lindqvist
Swedish footballer (1903-1987).
Born March 26th, 1903 in Stockholm.
Died January 25th, 1987 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
József Kovács
Athletics competitor.
Born March 3rd, 1926 in Nyíregyháza.
Died March 29th, 1987 at 61 years old in Budapest.
Alfons Bērziņš
Latvian long track speed skater (1916–1987).
Born November 9th, 1916 in Riga. [ref]
Died December 16th, 1987 at 71 years old in Riga.
Martti Lauronen
Finnish cross country skier (1913-1987).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Joensuu.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 73 years old
Albert Mayaud
French water polo player.
Born March 31st, 1899 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died August 14th, 1987 at 88 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Werner Hamel
Field hockey player.
Born February 9th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 501 to 510 of 533
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