List of Famous people who died at 87

Gubby Allen

First Name Gubby
Born on July 31, 1902
Died on November 29, 1989 (aged 87)

Sir George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen CBE was a cricketer who captained England in eleven Test matches. In first-class matches, he played for Middlesex and Cambridge University. A fast bowler and hard-hitting lower-order batsman, Allen later became an influential cricket administrator who held key positions in the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which effectively ruled English cricket at the time; he also served as chairman of the England selectors.

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Karl-Heinz Kurras

First Name Karl-Heinz
Born on December 1, 1927
Died on December 16, 2014 (aged 87)

Karl-Heinz Kurras was a German police inspector, known primarily for fatally shooting unarmed student Benno Ohnesorg during a demonstration on June 2, 1967, outside Deutsche Oper against the state visit of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran. Kurras was acquitted of any wrongdoing in a series of controversial trials, due to which he became a prominent hate figure of the left-wing German student movement of the 1960s as well as the German New Left. They suspected that Kurras was under protection from many right-wing figures in the West German police and justice system and who were resentful towards the left-wing students. The incident is considered pivotal for the rise of left-wing terrorism in West Germany during the 1970s, culminating with the Movement 2 June and the Red Army Faction.

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Josep Lluís Núñez

José Luis Núñez Clemente
First Name Josep
Born on September 7, 1931
Died on December 3, 2018 (aged 87)

José Luis Núñez Clemente, often known by the Catalanized form of his name used by the Catalan press, Josep Lluís Núñez i Clemente, was president of FC Barcelona between 1978 and 2000. He was elected club president, despite having no previous connection with the club. His main objectives were to establish Barça as a world class sports club and to give the club financial stability.

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Siné

Maurice Sinet
Born on December 31, 1928
Died on May 5, 2016 (aged 87)

Maurice Sinet, known professionally as Siné, was a French political cartoonist. His work is noted for its anti-capitalism, anti-clericalism, anti-colonialism and anarchism.

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Michael Whitney Straight

First Name Michael
Last Name Straight
Born on September 1, 1916
Died on January 4, 2004 (aged 87)
Spy

Michael Whitney Straight was an American magazine publisher, novelist, patron of the arts, a member of the prominent Whitney family, and a confessed spy for the KGB.

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Gale Storm

Josephine Owaissa Cottle
First Name Gale
Last Name Storm
Born on April 5, 1922
Died on June 27, 2009 (aged 87)

Josephine Owaissa Cottle, known professionally as Gale Storm, was an American actress and singer. After a film career from 1940 to 1952, she starred in two popular television programs of the 1950s, My Little Margie and The Gale Storm Show. Six of her songs were top ten hits. Storm's greatest recording success was a cover version of "I Hear You Knockin'," which hit #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1955.

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Hans Koschnick

First Name Hans
Last Name Koschnick
Born on April 2, 1929
Died on April 21, 2016 (aged 87)

Hans Koschnick was a German politician (SPD) and elder statesman. He was the President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen from 1967 to 1985, the President of the Bundesrat in 1970/71 and 1981/82, and afterwards served as a member of the Bundestag, the German federal parliament, from 1987 to 1998. Between 1994 and 1996, Koschnick was the EU administrator of Mostar. He died on 21 April 2016.

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Analía Gadé

María Esther Gorostiza Rodríguez
First Name Analía
Born on October 28, 1931
Died on May 18, 2019 (aged 87)

María Esther Gorostiza Rodríguez, better known as Analía Gadé, was an Argentine film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 2001. She appeared in the film Emergency Ward, which was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. She was born in Córdoba, Argentina, and was the sister of Carlos Gorostiza. Three years after being diagnosed with cancer, she died on 18 May 2019, at the age of 87.

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Paquita Rico

First Name Paquita
Born on October 4, 1929
Died on July 9, 2017 (aged 87)
Born in Spain, Andalusia, Seville

Francisca Rico Martínez, better known as Paquita Rico, was a Spanish film actress and singer. She appeared in 30 films between 1948 and 1983. She starred in the film Let's Make the Impossible!, which was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival.

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Seyfi Dursunoğlu

Seyfettin Dursunoğlu
First Name Seyfi
Last Name Dursunoğlu
Born on October 1, 1932
Died on July 17, 2020 (aged 87)

Seyfi Dursunoğlu, also known by his stage name Huysuz Virjin, was a Turkish performing artist, comedian, singer and TV presenter. From the 1970s until the 2000s, he was a well-known entertainment figure with his programs in Turkey's television.

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