Death year 1987 celebrities
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Clifton Chenier (June 25, 1925 – December 12, 1987), a Louisiana French-speaking native of Opelousas, Louisiana, was an eminent performer and recording artist of Zydeco, which arose from Cajun and Creole music, with R&B, jazz, and blues influences.
Gurit Kadman (Hebrew: גורית קדמן ; b. March 2, 1897 – March 27, 1987) was an Israeli dance instructor and choreographer, and is considered the mother of Israeli folk dancing.
Simon Gipps-Kent (born Simon Trevor Kent; 25 October 1958 – 16 September 1987) was a prolific 20th century English theatre and film actor in the 1970s-80s, noted for his teen portrayals of British royalty and nobility. He was born into a show busin
Rita Tobin-Weske was born on April 8, 1906 in Galway, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Harmony Heaven (1930), The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (1964) and Anne of the Thousand Days (1969). She was married to H Victor Weske. She died on October 31,
John Herbert Humphrey CBE FRS FRCP (16 December 1915 – 25 December 1987) was a British bacteriologist and immunologist.
Donald William White (January 8, 1919 – June 15, 1987) was a Major League Baseball outfielder who played for two seasons. He played for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1948 to 1949, playing in 143 career games.
Vicente Cañas, S.J. (October 22, 1939 in Alborea, Albacete – April 6, 1987 in Mato Grosso) was a Spanish Christian missionary and Jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact with the Enawene Nawe Indian tribe in 1974. Af
Erland van Lidth de Jeude (June 3, 1953 – September 23, 1987) was a Dutch-born American actor who appeared in several Hollywood films, as well as being a wrestler, singing as an operatic bass-baritone, and studying computer science at MIT.
Antonio Lopez (February 11, 1943 – March 17, 1987) was a fashion illustrator whose work appeared in such publications as Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Interview and The New York Times. Several books collecting his illustrations have been published.
Teresa Maida Cormack (18 June 1981 – 19 June 1987) was a six-year-old New Zealand murder victim from Napier, New Zealand. After fifteen years, advances in genetic analysis led to conviction of Jules Mikus (born September 28, 1958) for the crime. He
Adriaan Ditvoorst (23 January 1940 – 18 October 1987) was a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He directed nine films between 1965 and 1984. His 1967 film Paranoia was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.