Deaths in July 1987

The following is a list of notable deaths in July 1987.

Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

  • Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.

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References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia – Mohammed Abou Habaga". www.olympedia.org.
  2. ↑ "Kurt Lamm". The New York Times. July 4, 1987. p. 1 7. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Livingston Dies; Wrote 'Mairzy Doats'". The New York Times. July 10, 1987. p. D 19. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Australian Football - Ted Sherman - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  5. ↑ "Olympedia – Ćiril Ban". www.olympedia.org.
  6. ↑ Michael Bennett, Theater Innovator, Dies at 44 .... New York Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  7. ↑ "Bruce Boehler NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  8. ↑ Prof. Vaclav Cerny, Advocate Of Rights in Czechoslovakia. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  9. ↑ "Olympedia – Lennart Dozzi". www.olympedia.org.
  10. ↑ "Olympedia – Gaber El-Soury". www.olympedia.org.
  11. ↑ "Ellery Huntington (1972) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation.
  12. ↑ Larkin, Denis. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  13. ↑ Deported Nazi Linnas Dies in Soviet Hospital. L.A. Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  14. ↑ "Article clipped from The Indianapolis Star". The Indianapolis Star. July 5, 1987. p. 59.
  15. ↑ "George S. Wise Dead; Led Tel Aviv University". The New York Times. July 3, 1987. p. B 5. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Olympedia – Alfredo de Bôer". www.olympedia.org.
  17. ↑ On Stage at 16 : Viola Dana; Long Career in Silent Movies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  18. ↑ John H. Mercer Papers. Ohio State University Libraries. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  19. ↑ Air Vice Marshal E B Addison. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  20. ↑ Rear-Admiral Sir Alexander Henry Charles Gordon-Lennox. Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society (their source - Times obituary). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  21. ↑ James, Daniel - 49, Covedale - death notice. Newspapers.com (The Cincinnati Enquirer). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  22. ↑ "Olympedia – Michel Paccard". www.olympedia.org.
  23. ↑ Bengt Stromgren; Probed Mysteries of Space. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  24. ↑ Bobby Ancell Robert Francis Dudgeon Ancell (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  25. ↑ "Karna Marie Birmingham - biography at Design and Art Australia Online". daao.org.au. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Einar Sandberg". worldfootball.net.
  27. ↑ László Pusztai (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
  28. ↑ "Kansanedustajat: Elli Stenberg" (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Stan Brown Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  30. ↑ "Olympedia – Giannino Bulzone". www.olympedia.org.
  31. ↑ Obituary: Finis J. Dake Sr., Atlanta Constitution, 11.7.87. Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  32. ↑ "Dino". worldfootball.net.
  33. ↑ "Olympedia – Bill Dodge". www.olympedia.org.
  34. ↑ Michael J. Eagen. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  35. ↑ René Gérard (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  36. ↑ H. R. Jothipala: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Popular Playback Singer. Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  37. ↑ Obituaries: Col E. A. Loftus, The Daily Telegraph (London), July 14, 1987, 14.. Newspapers.com (The Daily Telegraph). Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  38. ↑ Rockingham, John Meredith "Rocky". Traces of War. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  39. ↑ "Ralph Stevenson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  40. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca.
  41. ↑ "Olympedia – Boris Brechko". www.olympedia.org.
  42. ↑ "Olympedia – George Burrows". www.olympedia.org.
  43. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca.
  44. ↑ Gerardo Diego. Britannica. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  45. ↑ Alvin O'Konski, 83, Former Congressman. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  46. ↑ Franjo Wölfl (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  47. ↑ "Olympedia – Eduardo Fiestas". www.olympedia.org.
  48. ↑ "Olympedia – Nevil Hall". www.olympedia.org.
  49. ↑ "Alex Kaleta Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  50. ↑ Ashley Kriel, freedom fighter: 35 years later. George Herald. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  51. ↑ Prof Waris Mir died with his boots on. The News International. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  52. ↑ Kenya: New opinion piece: 'As Africa rapidly turns away from capital punishment, is it time for Kenya to abolish this relic of a colonial past?'. University of Oxford. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  53. ↑ Obituary: Paul Rapoport, IADS Organizer. United Press International. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  54. ↑ Samchuk, Ulas. Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  55. ↑ "Olympedia – Raymond Stasse". www.olympedia.org.
  56. ↑ Ernest Ward. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  57. ↑ "Olympedia – Inge Beeken". www.olympedia.org.
  58. ↑ "John Hammond, 76, Critic and Discoverer Of Pop Talent, Dies". The New York Times. July 11, 1987. p. 1 1. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  59. ↑ Articulate Friend of Deaf Is Recalled. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  60. ↑ "Olympedia – Ferenc Rákosi". www.olympedia.org.
  61. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Marcel Vanco (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  62. ↑ Joe Bennett 3BB/T: R/R5' 9"/168
  63. ↑ Hannah Billig. London Remembers. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  64. ↑ "Freddie Crum NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  65. ↑ "Van Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  66. ↑ "Olympedia – Ville Mattila". www.olympedia.org.
  67. ↑ "Truman J. Nelson". The New York Times. July 14, 1987. p. D 27. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  68. ↑ Remembering Fernando García Ponce 31 years after his death. Yucatan Magazine. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  69. ↑ Ran, Avi. National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  70. ↑ Rabbi Ruderman, Aguda Sage. The Detroit Jewish News. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  71. ↑ Taylor, Robert Love. Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  72. ↑ Dr. Thomas F. Waddell, 49, A Founder of Gay 'Olympics'. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  73. ↑ "Australian Football - Jack Williams - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  74. ↑ "Joseph Burns Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  75. ↑ "Australian Football - John Fitzgerald - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  76. ↑ John T. McQuiston (July 13, 1987). "A Film Maker and Journalist". The New York Times. p. D 10. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  77. ↑ Eric Pace (July 14, 1987). "Nathan Perlmutter, Top Executive Of Anti-Defamation League, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 27. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  78. ↑ "Olympedia – Hélio da Silva". www.olympedia.org.
  79. ↑ "Australian Football - Pat Wellington - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  80. ↑ "Olympedia – Elemér Barcza". www.olympedia.org.
  81. ↑ Collier, Patience (1910–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  82. ↑ Robert Francis, a Poet Hailed by Frost, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  83. ↑ Silas Jayne; Jailed in Brother's Slaying. L.A. Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  84. ↑ "Olympedia – Khandadash Madatov". www.olympedia.org.
  85. ↑ Eric Arthur Frederic Worrell (1924–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  86. ↑ 15563 Felices, Salvador Enrique. West-Point.org. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  87. ↑ "Olympedia – Bernard de Fombelle". www.olympedia.org.
  88. ↑ "Article clipped from The Sacramento Bee". The Sacramento Bee. July 15, 1987. p. 27.
  89. ↑ George W. Holt 3d, Producer and Director. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  90. ↑ "William Overton, A U.S. Judge, Dies". The New York Times. July 15, 1987. p. B 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  91. ↑ William Patrick Hitler. The United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  92. ↑ Untimely Death of Soviet Virologist After Hostile Letters. Nature, 8.10.87. Retrieved 3 Aug 2024.
  93. ↑ Lee Ballanfant. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  94. ↑ "J. Rives Childs Is Dead; Authority on Casanova". The New York Times. July 16, 1987. p. D 22. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  95. ↑ Polly Elwes, one of the most popular television personalities of the fifties, has died at the age of 59 after .... British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  96. ↑ "Lee Gaines, 73, a Jazz Singer". The New York Times. July 21, 1987. p. B 8. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  97. ↑ Obituary of Senhor Fernardo Guedes. Gale (The Times). Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  98. ↑ "Olympedia – Mick McKeon". www.olympedia.org.
  99. ↑ John Francis O'Hagan (1898–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  100. ↑ "Bill Ricks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  101. ↑ "U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Hogenson, Roald Alma | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  102. ↑ "Henry Kroger Profile - Cricket Player Australia | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  103. ↑ "Pierre Lardinois Dies at 62; A Dutch and Europe Official". The New York Times. July 19, 1987. p. 1 26. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  104. ↑ "Rube Novotney Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  105. ↑ "Olympedia – Arthur Pilbrow". www.olympedia.org.
  106. ↑ Ex-Rep. Dominick V. Daniels; Held Jersey Seat in Congress. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  107. ↑ "Olympedia – Robert Desjarlais". www.olympedia.org.
  108. ↑ "Australian Football - Roy Evans - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  109. ↑ Jörg Fauser’s crazed, leaping, unmoored voyage. The Guardian (year of death only). Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  110. ↑ Popular Japanese Actor, Producer Yujiro Ishihara. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  111. ↑ "Article clipped from The News and Observer". The News and Observer. July 18, 1987. p. 31.
  112. ↑ Howard McGhee, 69, Is Dead; A Trumpeter and Composer. source. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  113. ↑ Kristjan Palusalu. Olympedia. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  114. ↑ "Leon B. Poullada, Ex-Envoy And Afghan Expert, Is Dead". The New York Times. July 23, 1987. p. A 25. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  115. ↑ "Anthony Casamento Is Dead; Received the Medal of Honor". The New York Times. July 22, 1987. p. B 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  116. ↑ George Dahl, the architect who designed the first drive-in.... United Press International. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  117. ↑ "Gilberto Freyre of Brazil Dies". The New York Times. July 19, 1987. p. 1 25. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  118. ↑ Alfredo Ruano Alfredo Salomón Ruano Safie (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 Aug 2024.
  119. ↑ Jesus, Clementina de (1902–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  120. ↑ Navy Flight Nurse Jane Kendeigh, Documenting a First. National Museum of the Pacific War. Retrieved 4 Aug 2024.
  121. ↑ "Bob Smith Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  122. ↑ Eleanor Blau (July 22, 1987). "Richard Egan, Film Actor, Dies at 65". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  123. ↑ Memorial Margit Johnsen. Traces of War. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  124. ↑ "Jim Ray Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  125. ↑ "Olympedia – Börje Strandvall". www.olympedia.org.
  126. ↑ "Tom Winsett Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  127. ↑ Alexander Wood Alexander Lochian Wood (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 Aug 2024.
  128. ↑ Armstrong, John Ward. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  129. ↑ "Curt Bergsten". worldfootball.net.
  130. ↑ Prof. Donald R. Cressey, 68, Expert on Sociology of Crime. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  131. ↑ Choreographer Louis DaPron; Film, Television Dance Director. L.A. Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  132. ↑ "Olympedia – Luigi Gilardi". www.olympedia.org.
  133. ↑ Steyn, Stella. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  134. ↑ Trend, Burke Frederick St John, Baron Trend. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  135. ↑ "Hughie Wise Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  136. ↑ "Massabalala (Bonnie) Yengwa | South African History Online". www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved May 1, 2025.
  137. ↑ "Natalie Hinderas, 60; Played Classical Piano". The New York Times. July 23, 1987. p. A 25. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  138. ↑ Mary Cover Jones. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  139. ↑ Andrew L. Yarrow (July 23, 1987). "Longtime Co-Host of 'Today'". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  140. ↑ C.B. Macpherson, 1911–1987. Taylor and Francis Online. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  141. ↑ Don McMahon Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  142. ↑ Amritsar Govindsingh Kripal Singh. Wisden. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  143. ↑ "James Bizzle Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  144. ↑ DeVeren Bookwalter. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  145. ↑ "Stuart Hay Profile - Cricket Player New Zealand | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  146. ↑ Obituary: Alex B Sadkin 23.7.87. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  147. ↑ Anna-Eva Bergman. Perrotin Gallery. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  148. ↑ Patrick Martin Clancy. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  149. ↑ Wolfgang Saxon (July 27, 1987). "Dick Wellstood, A Jazz Pianist, is Dead at 59". The New York Times. p. A 16. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  150. ↑ David Johnston, Special To the New York Times (July 26, 1987). "Malcolm Baldrige, Cabinet Member; Businessman With a Love for Rodeo". The New York Times. p. 1 26. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  151. ↑ John Noble Wilford (July 27, 1987). "Guided Astronauts to Moon". The New York Times. p. A 16. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  152. ↑ "Olympedia – Werner Hamel". www.olympedia.org.
  153. ↑ Recluse Wife of Late Governor Dies. The Oklahoman. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  154. ↑ Obituary: Tracy G Read 25.7.87. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  155. ↑ "U.S. Court of Federal Claims: White, Mastin Gentry | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  156. ↑ "Olympedia – Hamza Abdel Mawla". www.olympedia.org.
  157. ↑ James Barronap (July 28, 1987). "Jim Bishop, A Columnist, Dies: Popular Author of 21 Books". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  158. ↑ Phyllis Dorothy Cilento (1894–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  159. ↑ Frank Marshall Davis, A Jazz Expert and Poet. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  160. ↑ Tawfīq al-Ḥakīm. Britannica. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  161. ↑ Joe Liggins, 72, Dies; Leader of Honeydrippers. L.A. Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  162. ↑ Jennifer Dunning (August 3, 1987). "Carmelita Maracci, A Ballet Instructor and Choreographer". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  163. ↑ Kenneth L. Muse Dies at 75; Animator for Major Studios. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  164. ↑ "Olympedia – George O'Day". www.olympedia.org.
  165. ↑ Wilborn Hampton (July 28, 1987). "Hugh Wheeler, Award Winning Playwright". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  166. ↑ "Fernando Brandolini". www.procyclingstats.com.
  167. ↑ Soviet Reports it Executed Nazi Guard U.S. Extradited. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  168. ↑ "Obituary for Harold A. Furlong (Aged 95)". Detroit Free Press. July 29, 1987. p. 40.
  169. ↑ Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (July 29, 1987). "Travis Jackson, A Shortstop Who Made the Hall of Fame". The New York Times. p. D 22. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  170. ↑ Professor Jan Mikusinski - life and work. International Society for Mathematical Sciences. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  171. ↑ Mark A. Uhlig (July 30, 1987). "Founder of National Review". The New York Times. p. A 23. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  172. ↑ Edward Hudson (July 31, 1987). "Carlton Fredericks, 76, Host Of Radio Program on Health". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  173. ↑ "Olympedia – George Gulack". www.olympedia.org.
  174. ↑ John Brophy (Jack) Renshaw (1909–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  175. ↑ Vernon, Philip E., 1905-1987. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  176. ↑ "Olympedia – Désiré Acket". www.olympedia.org.
  177. ↑ Arthur J. Bressan, Jr. papers, 1966-1987. Cornell University. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  178. ↑ Arthur Chipperfield. Wisden. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  179. ↑ Исполнилось 30 лет со дня смертной казни «Казанского людоеда» (30 years have passed since the execution of the "Kazan Cannibal"). Chelny 24 News (in Russian). Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  180. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Andrei Bărbulescu (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  181. ↑ Vicky Veronica Clement-Jones. Royal College of Physicians. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  182. ↑ "Hec Fowler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  183. ↑ Hobley, (Denis Jack) NcDonald. Dictionary of Falklands Biography. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  184. ↑ "Olympedia – Bráz Magaldi". www.olympedia.org.
  185. ↑ "Olympedia – John Sheffield". www.olympedia.org.
  186. ↑ Nan Robertson (August 1, 1987). "Joseph E. Levine, A Towering Figure in Movie Making, is Dead". The New York Times. p. 1 36. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  187. ↑ "Olympedia – Aleksandar Petrović". www.olympedia.org.
  188. ↑ Justine Wise Polier Is Dead; A Judge and Child Advocate. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  189. ↑ "Australian Football - Reuben Reid - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  190. ↑ Gravestone: Michael Staniforth 31.7.87. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  191. ↑ Paul Yakabuski sat as MPP for 24 years. Newspapers.com (The Toronto Star). Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.
  192. ↑ Maritza, Sari (1910–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 5 Aug 2024.