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In the year 1987
554 Notable deaths
Jaakko Friman
Finnish olympic speed skater (1904–1987).
Born January 13th, 1904 in Tampere.
Died February 17th, 1987 at 83 years old in Tampere.
Luis Duggan
Polo player (1906–1987).
Born March 6th, 1906 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 12th, 1987 at 81 years old
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.
Aleksanteri Toivola
Olympic wrestler (1893–1987).
Born March 4th, 1893 in Vyborg.
Died August 27th, 1987 at 94 years old in Helsinki.
Martti Lauronen
Finnish cross country skier (1913-1987).
Born October 15th, 1913 in Joensuu.
Died June 4th, 1987 at 73 years old
August Eskelinen
Finnish biathlete (1898-1987).
Born July 16th, 1898 in Iisalmi.
Died June 10th, 1987 at 88 years old in Iisalmi.
Lucien Choury
French cyclist.
Born March 26th, 1898 in Courbevoie. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1987 at 89 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
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]
Erik Bisgaard
Danish rower (1890–1987).
Born January 25th, 1890 in Silkeborg.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Werner Hamel
Field hockey player (1911–1987).
Born February 9th, 1911 in Berlin.
Died July 25th, 1987 at 76 years old in Hamburg.
Deaths 531 to 540 of 554
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