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Deaths in February 1987

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The following is a list of notable deaths in February 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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  • M. Bhaktavatsalam, 89, Indian independence activist and politician, Chief Minister of Madras State.
  • Clifford Bias, 76, American alleged psychic.[53]
  • Dorothy Dean, 54, American writer and actress, cancer.[54]
  • Dhumal, 72, Indian actor in Bollywood films, heart attack.
  • Curly Page, 84, New Zealand Test cricketer and international rugby union player.[55]

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References

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  1. ^ Movie director Alessandro Blasetti dies. United Press International. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  2. ^ "Christian Broda of Austria; Helped to End Death Penalty". The New York Times. February 2, 1987. p. D 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Succeeded Husband in Congress". The New York Times. February 2, 1987. p. D 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  4. ^ 1. Februar 1987 - Gustav Knuth stirbt in Zürich (February 1 1987 - Gustav Knuth died in Zurich). Weltdeutscher Rundfunk (in German). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  5. ^ Obituaries: Lee Aubrey (Speed) Riggs; Lucky Strike Spokesman. L.A. Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  6. ^ Carlos José Castilho (Coach). National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  7. ^ Hughes, Patrick Cairns [Spike]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (year of death only). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  8. ^ "Alfred Lion, 78, The Founder of the Blue Note Jazz Label". The New York Times. February 9, 1987. p. D 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  9. ^ Olive Little. All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  10. ^ Norman, Barry (2003). And Why Not?: Memoirs of a Film Lover. NY: Simon and Schuster. pp. 211–14. ISBN 978-0684020884. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  11. ^ Obituaries: David J. du Plessis; Force in Pentecostal Movement. L.A. Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  12. ^ Father of Fudge Dies. Manchester Evening News (via Wayback Machine). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  13. ^ Donald Aronow, Boat Designer and Champion Racer, Shot to Death. New York Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  14. ^ 30. Algeria (1962-present). University of Central Kansas. Retrieved 17 Jul 2024.
  15. ^ Obituary for Theodore R. Cogswell. Newspapers.com (The Times-Tribune). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  16. ^ Thomson, George Derwent (Seoirse Mac Tomáis). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  17. ^ Former Indianapolis and NASCAR racing driver Bruce Jacobi died.... United Press International. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  18. ^ Afghanistan’s Revolutionary Women. Tribune Magazine. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  19. ^ James Barron (February 5, 1987). "Liberace, Flamboyant Pianist, is Dead". The New York Times. p. B 6. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  20. ^ Robertson, Fyfe [formerly James]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  21. ^ Carl R. Rogers, 85, Leader in Psychotherapy, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  22. ^ Vaughan-Thomas, Lewis John Wynford (1908-1987), broadcaster, author and public figure. Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  23. ^ "George W. Woodruff, Atlanta Philanthropist". The New York Times. February 6, 1987. p. D 17. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  24. ^ Michael Burke Dies in Ireland; Head of Yankees from '66 to '73. New York Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  25. ^ William Collier. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  26. ^ Admired poet, dissident passes away. The Baltic Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  27. ^ Alick Charles David Ensor. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  28. ^ Armando Fosco. Chicago Sun-Times (via Wayback Machine). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  29. ^ Wöhler, Otto. Traces of War. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  30. ^ Antarjanam, Lalitambika (1909–1987). Encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  31. ^ The Honourable Julien Chouinard. Supreme Court of Canada. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  32. ^ K.C. Nag, the Mathematics teacher who once was an inseparable part of Bengali school-level studies - GetBengal story. Get Bengal. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  33. ^ "John Leypoldt Is Dead at 40; Former Place-Kicker for Bills". The New York Times. February 8, 1987. p. 1 42. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  34. ^ Ari L. Goldman (February 9, 1987). "Stuart T. Saunders, Driving Force Behind Penn Central, Dies at 77". The New York Times. p. D 11. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  35. ^ Claudio Villa. New York Times. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  36. ^ Adriaan Van Wijngaarden. IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  37. ^ H. (Hendrik) Koekoek. Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  38. ^ Obituary: Harriet MacGibbon 8.2.87. Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  39. ^ Seydewitz, Max. Bundesstiftung Aufarbeitung (in German). Retrieved 19 Jul 2024.
  40. ^ Larry French. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  41. ^ The centenary of the birth of Louis Hammett. De Gruyter. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  42. ^ "Edna Manley, an Artist And Patron in Jamaica". The New York Times. February 12, 1987. p. B 24. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  43. ^ Screenwriter William Rose, 68, Dies in England. L.A. Times. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  44. ^ Chapter Seventeen. Banished from the Fatherland: How Hans Rosenthal Survived the Nazi Regime. De Gruyter. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  45. ^ From the archives: 'Sadequain passes away at 57'. Dawn. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  46. ^ J. Raymond Ylitalo. New York Times. Retrieved 20 Jul 2024.
  47. ^ ‘Pits and perverts:’ the legacy of communist Mark Ashton. Morning Star. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  48. ^ A Woman Against the Current. The Life Paths of Edit Gyömrői (Gelb, Rényi, Glück, Ujvári, Ludowyk). Academia.edu. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  49. ^ Necrology (bottom of page). L.A. Times. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  50. ^ Bill McGee. Society for American Baseball Research. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  51. ^ James Barron (February 13, 1987). "Jules Bergman, 57, Acience Editor of ABC News for 25 Years, Dies". The New York Times. p. D 20. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  52. ^ Dennis Poore. FIA Results and Statistics. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  53. ^ Obituary for Clifford L. Bias (Aged 76). Newspaper.com (The Indianapolis Star). Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  54. ^ "Dorothy Dean". The New York Times. February 17, 1987. p. D 19. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  55. ^ Curly Page. Wisden. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  56. ^ The Rolf and Gertrud Dahlgren Prize for 2017 Awarded to Hans Walter Lack. Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  57. ^ V The Das Court (1956–9). Oxford Academic. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  58. ^ Gravestone: Holcombe, Wendy Lou. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  59. ^ Dmitri Kabalevsky, Russian who Composed 'Comedians'. New York Times. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  60. ^ "Karolos Koun". The New York Times. February 16, 1987. p. 1 14. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  61. ^ Bola Sete, Acclaimed Jazz and Classical Guitarist, Dies at 63. L.A. Times. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  62. ^ Notes and News. JSTOR (Journal of Philosophy). Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  63. ^ Obituary. vLex. Retrieved 21 Jul 2024.
  64. ^ Hal K. Dawson, Stage, Film and TV Character Actor, Dead at 90. L.A. Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  65. ^ Frank Kurtis, a Leading Builder of Indy Cars, Dies in Glendale at 79. L.A. Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  66. ^ Remembering Husayn Muruwwah, the ‘Red Mujtahid’. Jadaliyya. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  67. ^ Romola Remus Dunlap : Original Dorothy in ‘Wizard of Oz’. L.A. Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  68. ^ Teasdale, Verree (1904–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  69. ^ Sir William Coldstream. Tate. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  70. ^ Bryce Harlow Dies; Aide to Presidents. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  71. ^ Glenn Fowler (February 21, 1987). "Sir Hugh Greene, 76, Dies in London". The New York Times. p. 1 9. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  72. ^ Henry-Russell Hitchcock Dead at 83. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  73. ^ Fryer, Kim (July 1987). "Superman artist Wayne Boring dead". The Comics Journal (116). Fantagraphics Books: 23. Wayne Boring, one of the first Superman artists, died at the age of 81 on February 20 in Pompano Beach, Florida. Boring, who was born in Minnesota on June 5, 1905...
  74. ^ Gatimu, Caesar. Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  75. ^ "Cardinal Parecattil". The New York Times. February 22, 1987. p. 1 36. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  76. ^ Willi Welscher. Olympedia. Retrieved 24 Sep 2024.
  77. ^ "Wiliam T. Fairbourn". The New York Times. February 25, 1987. p. D 23. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  78. ^ James Barron (February 23, 1987). "Petro Grigorenko Dies in Exile in U.S.". The New York Times. p. A 17. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  79. ^ "Helen Taft Manning, Ex-Dean of Bryn Mawr". The New York Times. February 23, 1987. p. A 17. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  80. ^ Noel Ewaht Odell. The Himalayan Journal. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  81. ^ "George F. Tibbles". The New York Times. February 21, 1987. p. 1 9. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  82. ^ Kibbutz - Utopia and Politics - The Life and Times of Meir Yaari 1897–1987. Am Oved Publishers, Tel Aviv. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  83. ^ Gravestone: John Paul Scott, 22.2.87. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  84. ^ David Susskind, Talk-Show Host, Dies at 66. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  85. ^ Victor Bockris (1998). The Life and Death of Andy Warhol. Fourth Estate. p. 488. ISBN 978-1-85702-805-8.
  86. ^ Edwin McDowell (February 24, 1987). "Glenway Wescott, 85, Novelist and Essayist". The New York Times. p. A 25. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  87. ^ Portuguese musician dies. United Press International. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  88. ^ Counsell, John William. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  89. ^ Henry J. Heinz II, chairman of the H.J. Heinz.... United Press International. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  90. ^ Edward Lansdale Dies at 79; Advisor on Guerrilla Warfare. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  91. ^ G.S. Musulin, Who Got G.I.'s Out of Yugoslavia, Dies at 72. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  92. ^ Ward, Polly (1908–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  93. ^ Edwin McArthur, Conductor and Accompanist, Dies at 79. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  94. ^ Lawmaker, Real Estate Developer William Barr. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  95. ^ Leslie Bennetts (February 27, 1987). "James Coco, Character Actor on Stage and TV and in Films". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  96. ^ "Arthur A. Collins". The New York Times. February 27, 1987. p. D 19. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  97. ^ "Jess Larson Is Dead at 82, Ex-U.S. Government Official". The New York Times. February 28, 1987. p. 1 36. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  98. ^ E.D. Nixon, Leader in Civil Rights, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  99. ^ Padmashree Krishna Chandra Panigrahi. Government of Odisha. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  100. ^ "Knut Frydenlund, 59, Dead; Foreign Minister of Norway". The New York Times. February 27, 1987. p. D 19. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  101. ^ Husband-Killer Dies of Exposure After Escape : ‘Black Widow’ Caught in Her Own Web. L.A. Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  102. ^ Tim Page (February 27, 1987). "Fredric R. Mann, Arts Patron". The New York Times. p. D 19. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  103. ^ Paul Taunton Matthews. 19 November 1919-26 February 1987. JSTOR (Fellows of the Royal Society). Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  104. ^ "\"Układy lokalne, SB, obecne służby\". Wciąż nie wyjaśniono śmierci ks. Blachnickiego". tvp.info (in Polish). January 14, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021. ... w najbliższym otoczeniu ks. Blachnickiego w Carlsbergu. Byli oni obecni w czasie jego śmierci 27 lutego 1987 roku.
  105. ^ Seth Mydans, Special To the New York Times (March 1, 1987). "Headed Manila Peace Panel". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  106. ^ "Bill Holman". The New York Times. March 21, 1987. p. 1 34. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  107. ^ Tatakau eiga : dokyumentarisuto no Shōwa shi / Kamei Fumio cho ; [kōsei henshū Tanikawa Yoshio]. National Library of Australia (year of death only). Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  108. ^ Latif-ur Rehman. Olympedia. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  109. ^ Dr. Colvin R. de Silva’s 30th Death Anniversary: A statesman of indisputable honesty and integrity. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  110. ^ Urdu poet, philosopher, lexicographer Nasim Amrohvi remembered. Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  111. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (March 1, 1987). "Frederic G. Donner, 84, Former Chairman of G.M.". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  112. ^ Joan Greenwood, 65, Actress. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  113. ^ Jennifer Dunning (March 1, 1987). "Leading Ballerina". The New York Times. p. 1 40. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  114. ^ Gen. William McKee, Ex-F.A.A. Head, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  115. ^ Ondra, Anny (1903–1987). Encyclopedia.com (year of death only). Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  116. ^ Raquel Martínez. Olympedia. Retrieved 22 Jul 2024.
  117. ^ "Lady Rendlesham." The Times, London, 4 February 1987, pg. 14