Deaths in September 1987

The following is a list of notable deaths in September 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. ↑ Gerhard Fieseler. Britannica. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  2. ↑ A.D. Momigliano, Historian and Classics Professor, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  3. ↑ Obituary: Mr Alan Reid. Trove (Canberra Times). Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  4. ↑ Pinky Whitney. MLB.com. Retrieved 27 Sep 2024.
  5. ↑ "Leon Blevins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  6. ↑ Cam Carreon #45. MLB.com. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  7. ↑ Brian Clay. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  8. ↑ Gravestone: LeGrande Albert Diller 2.9.87. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  9. ↑ Foreign News Briefs. United Press International. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  10. ↑ Three Held in Abduction of Media Family Member : Illinois Kidnap Victim Buried Alive, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 31 Aug 2024.
  11. ↑ "Obituary for Thomas P. Amrhein". The Baltimore Sun. September 4, 1987. p. 36.
  12. ↑ Lady Delamere, Figure in Murder. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Sep 2024.
  13. ↑ "Carter W. Clarke Dies at 90; An Army Intelligence Officer". The New York Times. September 7, 1987. p. 1 24. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Driver". Racing-Reference.
  15. ↑ Las Vegas journalist Ned Day, 42, known…. Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 1 Sep 2024.
  16. ↑ John Rockwell (September 4, 1987). "Morton Feldman Dies at 61; An Experimental Composer". The New York Times. p. D 15. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  17. ↑ Dollin, Shawn. "Gordon Fletcher - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  18. ↑ Maxwell Fry. Britannica. Retrieved 1 Sep 2024.
  19. ↑ Obituary: Doris Gates 3.9.87. Retrieved 1 Sep 2024.
  20. ↑ "Olympedia – Georges Gourdy". www.olympedia.org.
  21. ↑ "Olympedia – Drago Husjak". www.olympedia.org.
  22. ↑ "Viktor P. Nekrasov, Stalin Prize Winner Denounced for Book". The New York Times. September 5, 1987. p. 1 29. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  23. ↑ Jennifer Dunning (September 5, 1987). "Lee Theodore, 54, a Dancer And Choreographer, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. 1 29. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  24. ↑ Bill Bowes. Wisden. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  25. ↑ Gravestone: Col George Morgan Chinn 4.9.87. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  26. ↑ Constance L. Hays (September 6, 1987). "Richard Marquand, Moviemaker, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 44. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
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  29. ↑ Richard Donald Adams. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
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  31. ↑ Wolfgang Fortner. Britannica. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  32. ↑ "Floyd Iglehart Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  33. ↑ Wolfgang Saxon (September 7, 1987). "Quinn Martin Is Dead at 65; Produced Popular TV Series". The New York Times. p. 1 24. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  34. ↑ Jack D'Avigdor-Goldsmid. History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  35. ↑ William J. Haley, British Journalist, Dies at 86. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  36. ↑ Memorable Manitobans: Paul Gerhardt Hiebert (1892-1987). Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2 Sep 2024.
  37. ↑ "Australian Football - Arthur Smith - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  38. ↑ "Olympedia – Mario Beltrami". www.olympedia.org.
  39. ↑ Margaret Mary Smith. Taylor and Francis Online (African Journal of Marine Science). Retrieved 21 Sep 2024.
  40. ↑ "Olympedia – Jiří Zavřel". www.olympedia.org.
  41. ↑ "Sam Brody, Maker of Films On Labor and Social Justice". The New York Times. September 22, 1987. p. B 20. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  42. ↑ Murderer of Gerrit Jan Heijne dies. Dutch News. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  43. ↑ Dora Zaslavsky Koch Dead; Pianist and Teacher Was 82. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  44. ↑ "John Allen Profile - Cricket Player Ireland | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  45. ↑ Benjamin Howard Baker: Goalkeeper, Olympian, Corinthian. Everton Heritage Society. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  46. ↑ "Olympedia – Werner, Vicomte De Spoelberch". www.olympedia.org.
  47. ↑ Gravestone: Kerstin Elin Margareta Wijkmark Bernadotte 11.9.87. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  48. ↑ Charles Alexander Fleming, 9 September 1916 - 11 September 1987. Royal Society. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  49. ↑ Lorne Greene, 72, 'Bonanza' Star, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  50. ↑ Harry G. Nye, Champion Yachtsman. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  51. ↑ "Olympedia – Harry Peace". www.olympedia.org.
  52. ↑ Mr Hervey Rhodes. UK Parliament. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  53. ↑ Gunmen Kill Peter Tosh, Reggae Star, in Jamaica. New York Times. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  54. ↑ Mahadevi Varma. Britannica. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  55. ↑ Group Captain John Lloyd Waddy. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  56. ↑ Whizzo, popular clown, is dead. Newspapers.com (The Manhattan Mercury). Retrieved 3 Sep 2024.
  57. ↑ "Gen. J. Lawton Collins, 91; Led World War II Troops". The New York Times. September 14, 1987. p. B 16. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  58. ↑ William Forster Dickson. Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  59. ↑ "Australian Football - Merv Leith - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  60. ↑ John Qualen, 87; Character Actor in Films, TV. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  61. ↑ "Olympedia – Väinö Sipilä". www.olympedia.org.
  62. ↑ Anibal Gordon, Guilty Of Argentine Killings. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  63. ↑ Mervyn LeRoy, 86, Dies; Director and Producer. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  64. ↑ "Charlie Parks Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  65. ↑ "Olympedia – Octave Dayen". www.olympedia.org.
  66. ↑ Kialunda, Julien. National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  67. ↑ "Erik Lundberg". The New York Times. September 17, 1987. p. B 14. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  68. ↑ Gravestone: MG Arthur William Vanaman 14.9.87. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  69. ↑ Air Vice Marshal Henry Neilson Wrigley. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  70. ↑ "Olympedia – Yevgeniya Bogdanovskaya". www.olympedia.org.
  71. ↑ "Leon Hirszman, 49, Is Dead; A Top Brazilian Film Director". The New York Times. September 18, 1987. p. B 5. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  72. ↑ H. Holcombe; Radio, Stage, Movie Actor. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  73. ↑ "David Janes Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  74. ↑ Prince Moazzam Jah and his nocturnal court. The Hindu. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  75. ↑ "Jimmy Johnson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  76. ↑ "Harry Malcolm Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  77. ↑ Nilo Menendez, Composer of 'Green Eyes,' Dies at 84. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  78. ↑ G. E. Pendray, 86, Rocket Proponent. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  79. ↑ Joe Reisman; Produced Hits for Page, Como. L.A. Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  80. ↑ "Olympedia – Nils Björklöf". www.olympedia.org.
  81. ↑ William Richard Joseph Cook, 10 April 1905 - 16 September 1987. Royal Society. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  82. ↑ Edwin McDowell (September 17, 1987). "Howard Moss, 65, Poetry Editor Of The New Yorker 40 Years". The New York Times. p. B 14. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  83. ↑ Lord Soames Dies; British Statesman. New York Times. Retrieved 4 Sep 2024.
  84. ↑ "Kermit Wahl Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  85. ↑ "K. Jack Bauer". The New York Times. October 1, 1987. p. D 26. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  86. ↑ "F. E. Dorn, Ex-Congressman". The New York Times. September 19, 1987. p. 1 37. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  87. ↑ Archbishop George Patrick Dwyer. Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  88. ↑ "Olympedia – François Eisenbarth". www.olympedia.org.
  89. ↑ Gareyev, Musa Gaisinovich. Traces of War. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  90. ↑ In Memoriam, November 1988. American Historical Association. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  91. ↑ Golbery do Couto e Silva, Leader in Brazil Coup. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  92. ↑ Frederic B. Fitch. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  93. ↑ "Australian Football - Richard Greenwood - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  94. ↑ Peter B. Flint (September 19, 1987). "Emil Schram, Ex-President Of Stock Exchange, Is Dead". The New York Times. p. 1 37. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  95. ↑ Americo Thomaz, Served for 16 Years As Head of Portugal. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  96. ↑ Best-Known Leftist Leader in Philippines Slain in Ambush. L.A. Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  97. ↑ Peter Kerr (September 20, 1987). "Einar Gerhardsen Dies at 90; Led Norway as Welfare State". The New York Times. p. 1 60. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  98. ↑ Graciela Olivarez, Carter Appointee, Dies at Age 59. Washington Post. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  99. ↑ Ralph Garvin Steinhauer. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  100. ↑ Kenneth S. Uston Is Dead at 52; Famed and Banned Card Player. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  101. ↑ "Australian Football - Peter Allan - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  102. ↑ "Australian Football - Joshua Croft - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  103. ↑ Gravestone: George William Goddard 20.9.87. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  104. ↑ "Olympedia – Veli-Jussi Hölsö". www.olympedia.org.
  105. ↑ Jeremy Gerard (September 21, 1987). "Michael Stewart Is Dead 63; Author of Broadway Musicals". The New York Times. p. B 16. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  106. ↑ Péter Török (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  107. ↑ Sven Andersson, Ex-Minister Of Defense in Sweden, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  108. ↑ "Ruth Attaway, Actress, Dies Of Injuries in Apartment Fire". The New York Times. September 24, 1987. p. D 23. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  109. ↑ "Bill Erickson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com.
  110. ↑ "Olympedia – Peter Kippax". www.olympedia.org.
  111. ↑ Jaco Pastorius, Jazz Bassist, Dies of Injuries in a Beating. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  112. ↑ "Olympedia – Larry Stanley". www.olympedia.org.
  113. ↑ Former Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands. Government of the Faroe Islands. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  114. ↑ Winston W. Williams (September 24, 1987). "Iowa Congressman". The New York Times. p. D 23. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  115. ↑ "Norman Luboff, Head Of Choir and Composer". The New York Times. September 24, 1987. p. D 23. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  116. ↑ Gravestone: Carman Griffin Maxwell 22.9.87. (year of death only). Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  117. ↑ Jeremy Gerard (September 23, 1987). "Dan Rowan, 65, a Comedian And a 'Laugh-In' Host, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 31. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  118. ↑ "Olympedia – Krešo Tretinjak". www.olympedia.org.
  119. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca.
  120. ↑ Bob Fosse, Director and Choreographer, Dies. source. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  121. ↑ "Ernie Jessen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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  123. ↑ Drew (Bundini) Brown. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  124. ↑ "Australian Football - Vic Harrison - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  125. ↑ Victor Mollo Is Dead; Contract Bridge Expert. New York Times. Retrieved 5 Sep 2024.
  126. ↑ "Sneeden, Emory Marlin | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  127. ↑ Peter B. Flint (September 26, 1987). "Mary Astor, 81, Is Dead; Star of 'Maltese Falcon'". The New York Times. p. 1 34. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  128. ↑ "Australian Football - Norm Barron - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  129. ↑ Gerald Chapman, Founder of Festival For Young Writers. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  130. ↑ Duffy Daugherty, Ex-Coach. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  131. ↑ Grace Glueck (September 29, 1987). "Harry Holtzman, Artist, Dies; An Expert on Piet Mondrian". The New York Times. p. D 34. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  132. ↑ "Victoria Kent, 90, Who Led Magazine Opposed to Franco". The New York Times. September 29, 1987. p. D 34. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  133. ↑ "Abba Kovner, Israeli Poet, Dies". The New York Times. September 27, 1987. p. 1 46. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  134. ↑ Albin Krebs (September 26, 1987). "Emlyn Williams, Welsh Actor and Writer, Dies". The New York Times. p. 1 35. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  135. ↑ Anstey, Edgar Harold Macfarlane. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  136. ↑ Ethel Catherwood. Olympedia. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  137. ↑ Co Prins Jacobus Theodorus Wilhelmus Prins (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  138. ↑ Andi Ramang. Olympedia. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  139. ↑ Howard Robison Dies at 71; Served 17 Years in Congress. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  140. ↑ "Olympedia – Ion Söter". www.olympedia.org.
  141. ↑ Camp, John Newbold (1908–1987). Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  142. ↑ John Niemeyer Findlay. The British Academy. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  143. ↑ Robert Greenblatt, 80, Dies; Leader in Pill Contraception. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  144. ↑ Maria Baptista Dos Santos Guardiola. National Parliament, Portugal. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  145. ↑ "Australian Football - Stan Lloyd - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  146. ↑ Eliazar de Wind (1916–1987). National Institutes of Health (year of death only). Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  147. ↑ Willard Harrison Bennett. Britannica. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  148. ↑ Brandstaetter, Roman. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
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  150. ↑ "Belle Linsky, Philanthropist And Art Collector, Dies at 83". The New York Times. October 1, 1987. p. D 26. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  151. ↑ "Ray Madden, 95, Dies; Former Congressman". The New York Times. September 29, 1987. p. D 34. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  152. ↑ "Profile". lop.parl.ca.
  153. ↑ "Olympedia – Erich Wied". www.olympedia.org.
  154. ↑ "Olympedia – Christopher Boardman". www.olympedia.org.
  155. ↑ "Elizabeth Eden, Transsexual Who Figured in 1975 Movie". The New York Times. October 1, 1987. p. D 26. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  156. ↑ Henry Ford 2d Is Dead at 70; Led Auto Maker's Recovery. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  157. ↑ Fugitive Mafia Gunman Killed in Sicily Ambush. L.A. Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  158. ↑ "Australian Football - William Stevens - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  159. ↑ Alfred Bester. Britannica. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  160. ↑ Vindicating a Lawyer With AIDS, Years Too Late. New York Times. Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.
  161. ↑ "Olympedia – Anja Lappalainen". www.olympedia.org.
  162. ↑ Rahon, Alice (1904–1987). Encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 6 Sep 2024.