Deaths in June 1987

The following is a list of notable deaths in June 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.

June 1987

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Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, 72, Indian film director, novelist and journalist.
Emiliano Álvarez, 74, Spanish cyclist.
Fernando Armiñán, 60, Spanish Olympic alpine skier (1948).
Errol Barrow, 67, Caribbean statesman, Prime Minister of Barbados.{{cite news |author1= |title=Prime Minister of Barbados, Errol W. Barrow, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/02/obituaries/prime-minister-of-barbados-errol-w-barrow-dies-at-67.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=2 June 1987 |page=D 23}}
Francis B. Burch, 68, American politician, Attorney General of Maryland, cancer.[https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/001500/001526/html/01526bio.html Francis B. Burch (1918-1987)]. Maryland State Archives. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Georg Friedel, 73, German footballer.
Rashid Karami, 65, Lebanese statesman, Prime Minister of Lebanon, assassinated.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/02/world/lebanese-premier-is-assassinated-in-copter-blast.html Lebanese Premier is Assassinated in Coptor Blast]. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.

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Georges Doriot, 87, French-born American businessman, founded American Research and Development Corporation, cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/03/obituaries/george-f-doriot-dies-at-87-molder-of-us-businessmen.html George F. Doriot Dies at 87; Molder of U.S. ...]. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
Klaus Gamber, 70, German Catholic liturgist.
Sammy Kaye, 77, American bandleader and songwriter ("Blueberry Hill", "Harbour Lights"), cancer.{{cite news |author1=Stephen Holden |author-link1=Stephen Holden |title=Sammy Kaye, 77, Bandleader for 50 Years, Dies of Cancer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/04/obituaries/sammy-kaye-77-bandleader-for-50-years-dies-of-cancer.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 June 1987 |page=D 26}}
Henry Palmé, 79, Swedish Olympic marathon runner (1936).
François Perroux, 83, French economist, professor at the Collège de France.[https://www.college-de-france.fr/sites/default/files/documents/professeurs-disparus/UPL40995_necroperroux.pdf François Perroux]. Collège de France (obituary, in French). Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Sebastiaan Matheus Sigismund de Ranitz, 86, Dutch jurist and Nazi collaborator.{{cite web |publisher=Parlementair Documentatie Centrum |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vh6o3122gkro/s_m_s_de_ranitz |date= |access-date = 11 June 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220127074101/https://www.parlement.com/id/vh6o3122gkro/s_m_s_de_ranitz |archive-date=27 January 2022

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Andrés Segovia, 94, Spanish virtuoso classical guitarist, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/04/obituaries/andres-segovia-is-dead-at-94-his-crusade-elevated-guitar.html Andres Segovia is Dead at 94; His Crusade Elevated Guitar]. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.

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Bruno Bernard, 75, American photographer known for pin-up photography of Marilyn Monroe, cancer.{{cite news |author1= |title=Bruno Bernard |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/05/obituaries/bruno-bernard.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=5 June 1987 |page=D 16}}
Jackie Fields, 79, American professional boxer, world welterweight champion.[https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jackie-fields Jackie Fields]. Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Noel Peter Fox, 76, American district judge (United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan).
Curt McDowell, 42, American underground filmmaker, AIDS.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/06/obituaries/curt-mcdowell.html Curt McDowell]. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Malcolm McLeod, 73, American law enforcement officer, Sheriff of Robeson County, North Carolina, heart attack.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oiSooEkL0kCtxOAw8sCsmBKDqMkXgx3d/view?usp=sharing Gravestone: Malcolm Gray McLeod 3.6.87]. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Alan Montagu-Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 52, British landowner and hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/14/us/difficult-choice-mainer-or-manor.html Difficult Choice: Mainer or Manor]. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Will Sampson, 53, American actor (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), kidney failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Will Sampson, 53, Portrayed An Indian in 'Cuckoo's Nest' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/04/obituaries/will-sampson-53-portrayed-an-indian-in-cuckoo-s-nest.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 June 1987 |page=D 26}}
Herbert Schultze, 77, German submarine commander during World War II.

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Maurizio Vitale Cesa, 41, Italian entrepreneur and sportswear inventor, AIDS.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/07/obituaries/maurizio-vitale-dies-in-italy-manufactured-jeans-in-soviet.html Maurizio Vitale Dies in Italy; Manufactured Jeans in Soviet]. New York Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Ann Evers, 71, American film actress.
Noel Guillen, 60, Trinidadian cricketer.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/noel-guillen-52023 Noel Norton Guillen]. espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Giovanni Kasebacher, 76, Italian Olympic cross-country skier (1936).
Dean Moon, 60, American automobile designer.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-06-sp-4999-story.html Dean Moon, Drag Racing Pioneer, Dies]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Lionelo Patiño, 67, Peruvian Olympic athlete (1948).

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Joe Bradley, 58, American NBA player.
Mansel Carter, 85, American businessman and prospector, cancer.
Carlos de la Guerra, 74, Peruvian Olympic athlete (1936).
Kenneth McLean, 90, British army officer.
Vasant Kumar Pandit, 66, Indian politician, member of parliament.
Aleksander Szenajch, 82, Polish Olympic sprinter (1924).

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Alexander Altmann, 81, Austro-Hungarian–born American Orthodox Jewish scholar and rabbi.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/3622673 Alexander Altmann (1906-1987)]. JSTOR (Proceedings of the American Academy for Jewish Research). Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Burhan Atak, 82, Turkish Olympic footballer (1928).
Harry Clapson, 92, Australian rules footballer.
Colin Colahan, 90, Australian painter and sculptor.[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/colahan-colin-cuthbert-orr-12333 Colin Cuthbert Orr Colahan (1897–1987)]. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Dmitri Klebanov, 79, Soviet Ukrainian composer.
Barney Koch, 64, American MLB player (Brooklyn Dodgers).
Fulton Mackay, 64, Scottish actor and playwright, stomach cancer.[https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-45618 Mackay, (William) Fulton Beith]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Mari Mori, 84, Japanese author, heart failure.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/mori-mari-1903-1987 Mori Mari (1903–1987)]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Richard Münch, 71, German actor.
Eduard Petiška, 63, Czechoslovakian writer.
Aneesur Rahman, 59, Indian-born American physicist (molecular dynamics).[https://watermark.silverchair.com/97_1_online.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhW_Ercy7Dm3ZL_9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAABVYwggVSBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggVDMIIFPwIBADCCBTgGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMfOin5HL68T9NQ_N_AgEQgIIFCSgJCtS8Uo7U3F4z__e1m1qe9itEmq3I1FTnC9BXIQEjU_HLz7CX9yQUwtz-wgZgVu0y78XszJlue86qE7WceFBfb9qJem14sVN3yHJx907qB7PYp5ulUPL2l_eN9sr1CWg89cSftE_GXNvrXaFy7Ji6kzlH59VYlYJlvx5E8tAjlNOA-7QMdCEG1bMN7SM5QxeOcEciI7sqbEEltqdkfJMU59OqGYP0LyIj1j2zcxbGRFiJpvVtlx8Jr6U1e0VbddmvPEgWybm5TohtC9SYJjPFgyFp8L2qikquXSRdE6P8NzFyzp86C8RmUBj_WQLkj7ZUM8wDCJbzJTRAp2VqtwGPn0n5HZSJPxWjWc9J1OA2EO8luFZTqkpoflTPVzNMjKINrXDMFA57qaN5wB6TTxrEe0Ylb71Q4xwN2RgGA3AKR32jNrVUJxRbLKdKFWiwYdXtK4L3sTAGx1Pd7hRW8FkT5W6315EVulmYvvaQffZBHXbnZypQIGlZt8KApLMdrrDaY5CRPWfdI6-B_8nSVLxw9XZeXeoyJuFVFdEqUa_zMxZODoC-TEp4-Z_gnyJk4dBDB7EwfkvZGplJkdIP4I-mjCDzY_7iltkhQ5OPrmENMFnOGFWTRBnRArQIU-mE6esdC6k-FQFhcxLZMnkXI_3yyD_dFDa2kAp0i8xXUMC9oboBfLft6f6_AZA_TP4V7CsYh4NECYSaz78V3k7GQYMqa6vcuski6W19AC2SHGfQuEBPCrs-b_HU5o8sWAMGAzqqOr617Wkj_UkzpdvVvxv4t5ibFcMOzVvwswwFXcw5Qlr8v8pS0FOtEAT2yc5nF_KpumuwSFHrxeqF49SEpPmWbgofbsX8_1Fy2XYlKmBq9kEpbFIC3p1SkipupnEuRM5RzpUVYkVS7yWp438boqBCEyvTIyp0gZxjYJHo9eyqxaKJ5Z0IxZpzlmUG32ClSSBpB2tkOZFwg8uVa_LUPKiaEilmJTn-_jWseM6HGZJi4btcn51rKinTXDAmBdhb4HheKBe0TaGFfL5gPMBcwWWin5WiAjXeb-VfLje7Nc0wRJDU4tHC1oUJKHtV14xpjFhF9RRosdsqNPMgGERIWhN5qdR1-NwWSmP-HlAUFXv2pRYkujpitPuXtJ94TF_HNWQzrKtjjHrK74QKRW_gsv8DY5EyyRjOvSGmRkdyZ7lMmci4iteeBtI_rtY6WXcnSKwuTRwF9FNZFtqPzSfuLy5JJ4UWAMKbiIR1bCnSaYQQwef3miXquAYATWroXiaR8pFmBsjyP3IRlwbNwJGM14NTKAQX-Cq8u_gve3XvVTjXd6dEUmhiVWd4IgIxbLUEJhSlXvIACkt4fVnTd7MZGFx5m16Xsdpkq0VC5iMIbSLd-mhgJtLcqyze6-CjVNJcxo1WgWszirLTBJ-hr4tTKWgHqHqiR3Bd-cmwqq0qL4wTBKgVwS5fM--hmnQxiitjfL4uJx5QrBa1SRfwBkLo8KUX_YY9o20j2Za7HsEmDT_BIZiwSlMNGmM3s-GQivY5PBwTRFqDdvou6eYETJ7DRP9gVEkjy2MksqyaTcgPY6lcXcfUQQl6WXEM3ARJoRi0qSXMPXo0myZU-OXM228vAsZB6ysvnRDzpYtmhcKzPdgOiULCfaQBBg_2Lg7PFpw66Ai2-pbiw3zo9fuR9Zp4aa6C9NBYKi3Ac1RcVBMwhsR6mkc3QfD4alMP Aneesur Rahman]. AIP.org (page 2). Retrieved 30 Jul 2024.
Dragan Sotirović, 74, Serbian-born major in the Yugoslavian army.

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István Adorján, 73, Hungarian Olympic cyclist (1936).
John Blofeld, 74, British writer on Asian thought and religion, cancer.[https://www.jstor.org/stable/43300249 John Blofeld (1913-1987)]. JSTOR (The Tibet Journal). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Shosei Go, 70, Taiwanese baseballer who played in Japan (Mainichi Orions, Tokyo Giants).[https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=go----000sho Shosei Go]. Baseball Reference. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Pedro Lonchibuco, 66-67, Argentine Olympic gymnast (1948).
Hashimoto Mantaro, 54, Japanese sinologist and linguist.[https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jciea-2011-020110/html?lang=en East Asian Studies at the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies]. De Gruyter (Journal of Cultural Interaction in East Asia). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Herbert M. Seneviratne, 61, Sri Lankan lyricist and actor.[https://www.dailymirror.lk/news-features/Herbert-M-Seneviratne-A-Legendary-Figure/131-263882 Herbert M. Seneviratne: A Legendary Figure]. Daily Mirror Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Cahit Zarifoğlu, 46, Turkish poet and writer.[https://asosjournal.com/?mod=makale_ing_ozet&makale_id=34598 The Poems Written by Cahit Zarifoglu for Children]. The Journal of Academic Social Science. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.

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Jimmy Darrow, 49, American NBA player (St. Louis Hawks).
Gary Driscoll, 41, American R&B-style drummer, murdered.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ithaca-journal-john-gary-driscoll/15392655/ John Gary Driscoll]. Newspapers.com (The Ithaca Journal). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Jean Elichagaray, 100, French Olympic rower (1912).
George Finey, 92, Australian newspaper artist.[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/finey-george-edmond-12490 George Edmond Finey (1895–1987)]. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Yogi Horton, 33, American R&B, funk, jazz and rock drummer, suicide.
Alexander Iolas, 79, Egyptian-born American art gallerist, AIDS.{{cite news |author1=John Russell |title=Alexander Iolas, Ex-Dancer And Surrealist-Art Champion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/12/obituaries/alexander-iolas-ex-dancer-and-surrealist-art-champion.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 June 1987 |page=D 28}}
Gregorio López, 35, Spanish Olympic handball player (1980).
Daniel Mandell, 91, American film editor.{{cite news |author1= |title=Daniel Mandell, Won 3 Film Editing Oscars |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/13/obituaries/daniel-mandell-won-3-film-editing-oscars.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=13 June 1987 |page=1 44}}
Jacques Fred Petrus, 39, West Indian–born businessman and a pioneer of post-disco music, murdered.
Reginald Teagle, 78, Australian cricketer.

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Kenneth Althaus, 91, American brigadier general in the U.S. Army.[https://generals.dk/general/Althaus/Kenneth_George/USA.html Althaus, Kenneth George]. generals.dk. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Raya Dunayevskaya, 77, Russian-born American philosopher, founder of Marxist humanism in the United States.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/13/obituaries/raya-dunayevskaya-is-dead-author-was-aide-to-trotsky.html Raya Dunayevskaya Is Dead; Author Was Aide to Trotsky]. New York Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Monique Haas, 77, French pianist.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/haas-monique-1906-1987 Haas, Monique (1906–1987)]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Gustaf Håkansson, 101, Swedish cyclist who cycled the length of Sweden in a race at age 66.[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2013/dec/11/gustaf-hakansson-sweden-cycle-race Gustaf Håkansson – the 'steel grandpa' who won a 1,000-mile bicycle race]. The Guardian (year of death only). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Louis Van Iersel, 93, American sergeant in the U.S. Army, Medal of Honor recipient.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-16-mn-7471-story.html Louis Van Iersel, 93, Immigrant Hero of WWI]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Madge Kennedy, 96, American actress, respiratory failure.{{cite news |author1= |title=Madge Kennedy Dies; A Film and Stage Star |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/13/obituaries/madge-kennedy-dies-a-film-and-stage-star.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=13 June 1987 |page=1 44}}
António Reymão Nogueira, 77, Portuguese Olympic equestrian (1952, 1960).
Les Patton, 71, Australian rules footballer.
Grandon Rhodes, 82, American actor.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-20-mn-8480-story.html Veteran Actor Grandon Rhodes Dies]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Wilhelm Runge, 91, German electrical engineer and physicist (radar).

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Daud Beureueh, 87, Indonesian military governor of Aceh.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-109099911/view?sectionId=nla.obj-149127513&partId=nla.obj-109113569#page/n2/mode/1up End of an Era]. Trove (Inside Indonesia : bulletin of the Indonesia Resources and Information Programme). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Shamraj Bhalerao, 88, Indian noble.
August Eskelinen, 88, Finnish Olympic biathlete (1924).
Gordon Fox Rule, 88, Brazilian-born English WWI flying ace.
Elizabeth Hartman, 43, American actress (A Patch of Blue, You're a Big Boy Now).{{cite news |author1= |title=Elizabeth Hartman, 'Patch of Blue' Star, Is Suspected Suicide |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/12/obituaries/elizabeth-hartman-patch-of-blue-star-is-suspected-suicide.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 June 1987 |page=D 28}}
Jeevan, 71, Indian actor.
Alain Montpetit, 36, Canadian television and radio personality and actor, overdose.
Paul Rekers, 78, American Olympic long-distance runner (1932).
Nikolay Skorobogatov, 63, Soviet film actor.
Harris Kenneth Wangelin, 74, American district judge.
Booty Wood, 67, American jazz trombonist.{{cite magazine |date=1987 |last=Dance |first=Stanley |author-link=Stanley Dance |title=Mitchell "Booty" Wood [Obituary] |magazine=Jazz Journal International |volume=40 |number=10 |page=26 |issn=2041-8833}}

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Ralph Guldahl, 75, American professional golfer, heart attack.{{cite news |author1=Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. |author-link1=Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. |title=Golfer Dominated Tour, Then Quit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/14/obituaries/ralph-guldahl-dies-at-75-golfer-dominated-tour-then-quit.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=14 June 1987 |page=1 46}}
Charles Laverne, 83, French Olympic sailor (1928).
Aleksandr Lokshin, 66, Soviet composer of classical music.
Enrique del Moral, 82, Mexican architect.
Álvaro Vieira Pinto, 77, Brazilian philosopher and translator.
B. S. Madhava Rao, 87, Indian mathematician and physicist.
Joseph Salas, 81, American Olympic boxer (1924).
Dan Vadis, 49, American actor (The Triumph of Hercules), overdose.

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Tuvia Bielski, 81, Belarusian militant, leader of the Bielski group.[https://www.yadvashem.org/odot_pdf/Microsoft%20Word%20-%206103.pdf Bielski, Tuvia]. Yad Vashem. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Carlo Boscarato, 61, Italian cartoonist and comics artist.
Olive Cooper, 94, American screenwriter.
Luis Duggan, 81, Argentine Olympic polo player (1936).
Bill Edwards, 81, American NFL coach (Detroit Lions).[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/EdwaBi0_register.htm Bill Edwards]. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Gradim, 78, Brazilian footballer and manager.
Paul Janes, 75, German international footballer (Fortuna Düsseldorf, Germany).[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/16675/Paul_Janes.html Janes, Paul]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
C. F. Russell, 90, American occultist.
Apostol Sokolov, 69, Bulgarian international footballer (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria).[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/24326 Apostol Sokolov]. Olympedia. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Józef Tusk, 80, Polish luthier, grandfather of Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk.

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Huck Betts, 90, American Major League baseballer (Philadelphia Phillies).[https://www.mlb.com/player/huck-betts-110961 Huck Betts #15]. MLB.com. Retrieved 26 Sep 2024.
Vera Caspary, 87, American screenwriter, novelist and playwright, stroke.{{cite news |author1= |title=Vera Caspary, Screenwriter and Novelist |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/17/obituaries/vera-caspary-screenwriter-and-novelist.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=17 June 1987 |page=B 11}}
Gerald Foster, 86, American painter.
Bernard Hesling, 82, British-born Australian muralist and painter.[https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/hesling-bernard-14599 Bernard Hesling (1905–1987)]. Obituaries Australia. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Johnny High, 30, American NBA basketballer (Phoenix Suns), car accident.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/17/sports/sports-people-death-of-key-witness.html Sports People; Death of Key Witness]. New York Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Kanam E. J., 61, Indian novelist, short story writer and lyricist.
Heinz Kloss, 82, German linguist.[https://www.archivportal-d.de/entity/person?id=129476471&lang=en Heinz Kloss]. Archivportal-D. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Pentti Kontula, 56, Finnish Olympic boxer (1952).
Cemil Meriç, 70, Turkish writer and translator.[https://www.dailysabah.com/arts/portrait/in-memory-of-cemil-meric-turkeys-intellectual-titan-of-literature In memory of Cemil Meriç, Turkey's intellectual titan of literature]. Daily Sabah. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Geraldine Page, 62, American actress (The Trip to Bountiful, Hondo, Summer and Smoke), heart attack.{{cite news |author1=Elizabeth Kolbert |author-link1=Elizabeth Kolbert |title=A Star of Stage and Film |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/15/obituaries/geraldine-page-62-dies-a-star-of-stage-and-film.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=15 June 1987 |page=B 14}}
Giulio Panicali, 88, Italian actor.
Annie Villiger, 73, Swiss Olympic diver (1936).

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Stanisław Bareja, 57, Polish filmmaker (Teddy Bear).
Isaac Barrientos, 21, Puerto Rican Olympic boxer (1984).
Curt Boettcher, 43, American musician and record producer, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/magazine/she-told-herself-she-couldnt-die-because-she-had-to-write-his-story.html ‘She Told Herself She Couldn’t Die Because She Had To Write His Story’]. New York Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Sean Daly, 54, Irish Olympic equestrian (1960).
Kline Gilbert, 56, American NFL player (Chicago Bears).
Les Favell, 57, Australian test cricketer.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118298182 Les Favell dead at 57]. Trove (Canberra Times). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Burhanuddin Harahap, 70, Indonesian politician and lawyer, Prime Minister of Indonesia, heart attack.[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19870616-1.2.19.5 Former Indonesian PM dies]. National Library Board (The Straits Times). Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Grace Madden, 75, American Olympic pair skater (1936).
Franco Mignini, 65, Venezuelan Olympic sports shooter (1956).
Ester Roeck-Hansen, 89, Swedish film and stage actress.

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Walter Heller, 71, American economist, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, heart attack.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/17/obituaries/walter-heller-71-economic-adviser-in-60-s-dead.html Walter Heller, 71, Economic Advisor in 60's, Dead]. New York Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
J. M. Johnson, 75, Nigerian politician and Federal Cabinet Minister.
George Smith, 49, American MLB player.
Schoolboy Johnny Taylor, 71, American baseball player.
Don White, 68, American MLB player (Philadelphia Athletics).

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Marguerite de Angeli, 98, American writer and illustrator of children's books (The Door in the Wall).[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-20-mn-8369-story.html Children’s Books Author Marguerite de Angeli Dies]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
June Knight, 74, American actress and singer, stroke.[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-19-mn-4650-story.html June Knight; Performer in Stage, Film Musicals]. L.A. Times. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
Inga-Britt Lorentzon, 51, Swedish Olympic high jumper (1960).
Wandjuk Marika, 56–57, Aboriginal Australian painter, actor and indigenous land rights activist.[https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/marika-wandjuk-djuakan-14917 Wandjuk Djuakan Marika (1927–1987)]. Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 31 Jul 2024.
John Mikaelsson, 73, Swedish Olympic race walker (1948, 1952).
Aage Myhrvold, 68, Norwegian Olympic cyclist (1948).
Mangal Singh, 95, Indian politician and legislator, member of Central Legislative Assembly.
Kōji Tsuruta, 62, Japanese actor and singer, lung cancer.
Kid Thomas Valentine, 91, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader.{{cite news |author1= |title=Kid Thomas Valentine, Jazz Band Trumpeter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/19/obituaries/kid-thomas-valentine-jazz-band-trumpeter.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=19 June 1987 |page=D 16}}

=17=

Fabio Battesini, 75, Italian road bicycle racer.
Simon Bon, 83, Dutch Olympic rower (1924, 1928).
Dick Howser, 51, American Major League baseballer and manager (Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals), brain tumour.{{cite news |author1=Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. |author-link1=Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. |title=Ex-Manager of Royals |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/18/obituaries/dick-howser-dies-at-51-ex-manager-of-royals.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=18 June 1987 |page=B 12}}
Yasuo Haruyama, 81, Japanese footballer.
Jack M. Poorbaugh, 67, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1967-1976).

=18=

Oluf Berntsen, 95, Danish Olympic fencer (1912).
Raymond Caesar, 55, American prelate.
Harold F. Cherniss, 83, American classicist and historian of ancient philosophy.{{cite news |author1= |title=Harold F. Cherniss, an Expert In Greek Philosophy, Is Dead |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/12/obituaries/harold-f-cherniss-an-expert-in-greek-philosophy-is-dead.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=12 July 1987 |page=1 22}}
Jeanne Grendel, 74, Dutch Olympic swimmer (1928).
William Kemmey, 74, English cricketer.
Jay Lawrence, 63, American stand-up comedian and actor.[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/08/arts/television/larry-storch-dead.html Larry Storch, Comic Actor Best Known for 'F Troop,' Dies at 99]. New York Times (brother's death - year of death only). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Bruce Marshall, 87, Scottish writer (Father Malachy's Miracle).[https://findingaids.library.georgetown.edu/repositories/15/resources/10553 Bruce Marshall Papers]. Georgetown University (year of death only). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Georgy Nissky, 84, Soviet painter.[http://russianartgallery.org/inventory/georgy_nissky Georgy Grigorievich Nissky]. Russian Art Gallery. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Art Spector, 66, American NBA basketballer (Boston Celtics).[https://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/spectar01c.html Art Spector]. Basketball Reference. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

=19=

C. R. Cheney, 80, English medieval historian.[https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-39802 Cheney, Christopher Robert]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Teresa Cormack, 6, New Zealand murder victim.
Ian Donald, 76, English physician, pioneered diagnostic use of ultrasound in obstetrics.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/ian-donald Ian Donald]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Ingemund Fænn, 79, Norwegian newspaper editor.
Joseph Schwab, 26, German spree killer in Australia, shot by police.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19871218&id=ZXVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=weQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6669,1419801 Not our Son, say Parents of 'Top-End' Gunman]. Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Pearl Vasudevi, 72, Sri Lankan actress.[https://www.pressreader.com/sri-lanka/daily-mirror-sri-lanka/20190610/282823602681625 Pearl Vasudevi]. Press Reader (Daily Mirror Sri Lanka). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

=20=

Salim Ali, 90, Indian ornithologist and naturalist, prostate cancer.{{cite news |author1= |title=Salim Ali Dies in India; Authority on Wildlife |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/obituaries/salim-ali-dies-in-india-authority-on-wildlife.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=21 June 1987 |page=1 34}}
Frederic B. Butler, 90, American general in the U.S. Army.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-butler-frede/114357936/ Butler, Frederic, Brig. Gen. US Army, Ret.]. Newspapers.com (The San Francisco Examiner). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Knut Hoem, 63, Norwegian politician.
Knut Johansson, 84, Swedish footballer.
Leonid Kharitonov, 57, Soviet actor, stroke.
Fred Laidman, 74, English footballer.
Howard Maley, 65, American NFL player.
Hiro Saga, 73, Japanese noblewoman and memoir writer.

=21=

Erik Bisgaard, 97, Danish Olympic rower (1912).
Mariano Cañardo, 81, Spanish road racing cyclist.
Abram Chasins, 83, American composer, pianist and author, cancer.{{cite news |author1=Joan Cook |title=Abram Chasins, WQXR Executive, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/23/obituaries/abram-chasins-wqxr-executive-dies-at-83.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 June 1987 |page=D 30}}
Eastman Jacobs, 84–85, American aerodynamicist.[https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/eastman-n-jake-jacobs/ Eastman N. ‘Jake’ Jacobs]. NASA. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Madman Muntz, 73, American businessman, engineer and car salesman, lung cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/21/obituaries/earl-muntz-is-dead-as-radio-madman-he-sold-used-cars.html Earl Muntz Is Dead; As Radio 'Madman,' He Sold Used Cars]. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Kyril Vassilev, 79, Bulgarian-born American portrait painter, heart attack.{{cite news |author1= |title=Kyril P. Vassilev |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/25/obituaries/kyril-p-vassilev.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=25 June 1987 |page=B 16}}
Phil Weintraub, 79, American Major League baseballer (New York Giants), heart attack.[https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/06/23/former-major-league-player-phil-weintraub/ Former Major league Player Phil Weintraub]. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

=22=

Nicholas Alkemade, 64, British tail gunner in the R.A.F. during World War II, survived freefall of 5.5 km.[https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/blog/the-indestructible-alkemade/ The Indestructible Alkemade]. Royal Air Force Museum. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Fred Astaire, 88, American actor, singer and dancer (Funny Face, The Towering Inferno), pneumonia.{{cite news |author1=Richard F. Shepard |title=Fred Astaire, The Ultimate Dancer, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/23/obituaries/fred-astaire-the-ultimate-dancer-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 June 1987 |page=A 1}}
Mao Bangchu, 83, Chinese army general.[https://generals.dk/general/Mao_Bangchu/_/China.html Mao Bangchu]. generals.dk (year of death only). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
August Bivec, 77, Yugoslavian footballer and coach.
Percy Chalmers, 91, Australian rules footballer.
Dom Fucci, 58, American NFL player (Detroit Lions).
Rudolf Haidegger, 63, Austrian Olympic sprinter (1952).
John Hewitt, 79, Northern Irish poet.[https://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/674 John Harold Hewitt (1907 - 1987)]. Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, 94, Moroccan Salafi.
Joseph Meyer, 93, American songwriter ("California, Here I Come"; "If You Knew Susie").
Robert N. C. Nix Sr., 88, American politician, member of U.S. House of Representatives (1958-1979), cardiac arrest.{{cite news |author1= |title=Robert Nix, a Congressman For 2 Decades, Is Dead at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/23/obituaries/robert-nix-a-congressman-for-2-decades-is-dead-at-88.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=23 June 1987 |page=D 30}}
Frank Rehak, 60, American jazz trombonist, throat cancer.

=23=

Holmes Baldridge, 84, American attorney.
Sauveur Ducazeaux, 76, French road bicycle racer.
Adrienne Gessner, 90, Austrian actress.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/gessner-adrienne-1896-1987 Gessner, Adrienne (1896–1987)]. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Tito Lara, 54, Puerto Rican singer.
Jan de Looper, 73, Dutch Olympic field hockey player (1936).
John James Smith, 75, Canadian politician, member of the Canada House of Commons (1949-1953).
Mary Somerset, Duchess of Beaufort, 90, British peeress, niece of Queen Mary.[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pbpmMW5mqAX8rq4ZPNwW3YSjavB0zbeD/view?usp=sharing Gravestone: Lady Victoria Constance Mary Louise Cambridge Somerset 23.6.87]. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo, 86, Indonesian founder of the Subud movement.[https://www.encyclopedia.com/people/philosophy-and-religion/other-religious-beliefs-biographies/muhammad-subuh Subuh, Muhammad (1901-1987)]. Encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Anthony Tew, 78, English cricketer.

=24=

Linc Chamberland, 46, American jazz guitarist, leukemia.
Jackie Gleason, 71, American actor and comedian (The Hustler, Smokey and the Bandit), cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/25/obituaries/jackie-gleason-dies-of-cancer-comedian-and-actor-was-71.html Jackie Gleason Dies of Cancer; Comedian and Actor Was 71]. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Lofty Herman, 79, English cricketer.
Hines Johnson, 76, Jamaican Test cricketer for the West Indies.[https://www.wisden.com/players/hines-johnson Hines Johnson]. Wisden. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Tiny Mills, 74, Canadian professional wrestler.
Fred Newman, 45, American MLB player (Los Angeles Angels).

=25=

Leiv Amundsen, 89, Norwegian librarian and philologist.
John Ness Beck, 56, American composer and arranger of choral music, cancer.
Boudleaux Bryant, 67, half of American husband-and-wife songwriting team ("Love Hurts", "Wake Up Little Susie"), cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/28/obituaries/boudleaux-bryant-dies-at-67-writer-of-country-music-hits.html Boudleaux Bryant Dies at 67; Writer of Country Music Hits]. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Carl Huisken, 84, Dutch Olympic sailor (1928).
Nibaran Chandra Laskar, 85, Indian singer and politician, member of parliament.[https://www.constitutionofindia.net/members/nibaran-chandra-laskar/ Nibaran Chandra Laskar]. Constitution of India. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Tony Skyrme, 64, British physicist, embolism.[https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-40677 Skyrme, Tony Hilton Royle]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

=26=

Jay Avrea, 66, American MLB player (Cincinnati Reds).
Henk Badings, 80, Indonesian-born Dutch composer.[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henk-Badings Henk Badings]. Britannica. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Arthur F. Burns, 83, Austro-Hungarian–born American diplomat, U.S. Ambassador to West Germany, heart surgery.{{cite news |author1= |title=Arthur F. Burns Is Dead at 83; A Shaper of Economic Policy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/27/obituaries/arthur-f-burns-is-dead-at-83-a-shaper-of-economic-policy.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=27 June 1987 |page=1 1}}
Mopsy Fraser, 64, Australian rules footballer.
Glen Hall, 49, South African cricketer.
George Johnson, 74, American jazz reedist.
Cully Lidberg, 86, American NFL player (Green Bay Packers).
Wayne Meylan, 41, American NFL footballer (Cleveland Browns), plane crash.[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/428618073/ Friday, July 3, 1987]. Newspapers.com (The Columbus Telegram). Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Richard Pim, 86, British civil servant and naval officer.[https://www.dib.ie/biography/pim-sir-richard-pike-a7354 Pim, Sir Richard Pike]. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Gerhard Wagner, 88, German naval rear admiral.[https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/15425/Wagner-Gerhard.htm Wagner, Gerhard]. Traces of War. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.
Tony Webster, 65, American screenwriter, esophageal cancer.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/02/obituaries/tony-webster-is-dead-at-65-an-award-winning-tv-writer.html Tony Webster Is Dead at 65; An Award-Winning TV Writer]. New York Times. Retrieved 1 Aug 2024.

=27=

Ratomir Dugonjić, 71, Yugoslavian politician and ambassador, president of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Althea Flynt, 33, American co-publisher of Hustler magazine, wife of Larry Flynt, drowning after overdose.{{cite news |author1= |title=Althea Flynt, Publisher, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/29/obituaries/althea-flynt-publisher-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=29 June 1987 |page=B 14}}
Doris Grimes, 78, British Olympic diver (1928).
György Kiss, 51, Hungarian Olympic long-distance runner (1968).
Pat McGuigan, 52, Irish singer.
Donald Nixon, 72, American brother of U.S. President Richard Nixon, pneumonia.[https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/30/obituaries/donald-nixon-72-dies-in-california.html Donald Nixon, 72, Dies in California]. New York Times. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
František Šafránek, 56, Czechoslovakian international footballer (Dukla Prague, Czechoslovakia), heart failure.[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/20238/Frantisek_Safranek.html František Šafránek (Player)]. National Football Teams. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
W. Horace Schmidlapp, 71, American investment banker and Broadway producer, husband of Carole Landis.[https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1987/08/13/wh-schmidlapp-broadway-producer/ W. H. Schmidlapp, Broadway Producer]. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
Billy Snedden, 60, Australian politician, speaker of the House of Representatives, Leader of the Opposition, heart attack.[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118300622 Sir Billy Snedden Found Dead at 60]. Trove (Canberra Times). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.

=28=

Gajananrao Joshi, 76, Indian vocalist and violinist.
Emrys Lloyd, 81, British Olympic fencer (1932, 1936, 1948, 1952).
Bill Schuster, 74, American MLB player.
Jim Taylor, 86, Australian-born Papua New Guinean explorer, pneumonia.[https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-337206240/findingaid Guide to the Papers and photographs of Jim Taylor]. Trove (National Library of Australia). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.

=29=

Elizabeth Cotten, 94, American folk and blues musician.{{cite news |author1= |title=Elizabeth (Libba) Cotten, 95, A Blues and Folk Songwriter |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/30/obituaries/elizabeth-libba-cotten-95-a-blues-and-folk-songwriter.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 June 1987 |page=B 8}}
C. Hamilton Ellis, 78, English railway writer and painter.{{cite news|title=Mr Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis (obituary)|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaperRetrieve.do?sort=DateAscend&docLevel=FASCIMILE&prodId=TTDA&tabID=T003&bookId=&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&searchId=R1¤tPosition=2&qrySerId=Locale%28en%2C%2C%29%3AFQE%3D%28tx%2CNone%2C23%29cuthbert+hamilton+ellis%3AAnd%3ALQE%3D%28da%2CNone%2C23%2906%2F13%2F1987+-+08%2F13%2F1987%24&retrieveFormat=MULTIPAGE_DOCUMENT&bucketSubId=&inPS=true&userGroupName=lancs&hilite=y&docPage=article&nav=next&docId=IF502611314&searchTypeName=BasicSearchForm&contentSet=LTO |accessdate=30 December 2017|newspaper=The Times|date=29 July 1987|page=14|url-access=subscription}}
Antonio Janni, 82, Italian football manager and international player (Torino, Italy), Olympic medalist.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/26065 Antonio Janni]. Olympedia. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
Erik Jensen, 65, Danish Olympic boxer (1948).
Ērihs Pētersons, 77, Latvian international footballer (RFK Riga, Latvia) and ice hockey player (Latvia).
Murray Sanders, 77, American physician and military officer, biological warfare pioneer in World War II.{{Cite news |date=July 7, 1987 |title=Murray Sanders Obituary |pages=8 |work=Boca Raton News}}
Shmuel Tamir, 64, Israeli independence fighter and lawyer.{{cite news |author1=William G. Blair |title=Shmuel Tamir, Israeli Lawyer and Ex-Justice Minister, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/06/30/obituaries/shmuel-tamir-israeli-lawyer-and-ex-justice-minister-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=30 June 1987 |page=B 8}}

=30=

Ramani Bartholomeusz, 20, Sri Lankan actress and model, Miss Sri Lanka 1985, pushed out of moving car.[https://www.sundaytimes.lk/160626/plus/when-our-world-turned-grey-198704.html When our world turned grey]. Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
King Donovan, 69, American actor and director, cancer.{{cite news |author1=Esther Iverem |title=Theater, Film and TV Actor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/04/obituaries/king-donovan-is-dead-at-69-theater-film-and-tv-actor.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=4 July 1987 |page=1 7}}
Maurice Geraghty, 78, American screenwriter, film director and producer.
Li Hanhun, 91, Chinese army general.
Federico Mompou, 94, Spanish composer and pianist, respiratory failure.{{cite news |author1=John Rockwell |author-link1=John Rockwell |title=Federico Mompou, Spanish Composer, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/01/obituaries/federico-mompou-spanish-composer-dies.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=The New York Times |date=1 July 1987 |page=D 23}}
Thor Thorvaldsen, 78, Norwegian Olympic sailor (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956).

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Glen Daly, 66–67, Scottish singer and entertainer ("The Celtic Song").[https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/20050148.remembering-glen-daly---man-wrote-glasgows-famous-celtic-song/ Remembering Glen Daly - the man who wrote Glasgow's famous Celtic Song]. Glasgow Times (year of death only). Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.
John J. Reynolds, 97, American Olympic marathoner.[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78944 John Reynolds]. Olympedia. Retrieved 2 Aug 2024.

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