List of Famous people who died at 87

Mario Sereni was an Italian baritone, who sang leading roles at the New York Metropolitan Opera for many years.

Barbara Tuttle Snelling was elected the 78th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont in 1992 and served two terms (1993–1997), suffering a cerebral hemorrhage in 1996 while campaigning for governor. She was elected to the Vermont State Senate in 1998, where she served until she suffered a second stroke; she resigned in 2002.

John Michael Noah was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.

Shuhrat Abbosov was an Uzbek actor, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Abbosov was best known for his film Mahallada duv-duv gap (1960) which is considered to be one of the best Uzbek films of all time. He was known for writing the screenplay for the highly-popular 1977 adventure film Shum bola.

Lawrence R. Novak was an American jazz pianist. He was the father of drummer Gary Novak.

Manfredi Nicoletti was an Italian architect.

Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini, was an Italian organist, harpsichordist, musicologist and composer.

Naděžda Kniplová was a Czech operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1950s through the 1980s. Kniplová possessed a large voice with a sonorous, metallic, dark timbre that was particularly well suited to the dramatic soprano repertoire. While she was most admired in Czech operas and as Wagnerian heroines, she sang a wide repertoire that also encompassed Italian, Russian, and Hungarian language roles. A fine actress, her performances were praised for their intensity and pathos. However, some critics commented on a certain lack of steadiness or purity in her singing. Her voice is preserved on a number of recordings made on the Supraphon and Decca labels.

Arnold Machin O.B.E., R.A. was a British artist, sculptor, and coin and postage stamp designer.

Erich Loest was a German writer born in Mittweida, Saxony. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Hans Walldorf, Bernd Diksen and Waldemar Naß.