Deaths in April 1987

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The following is a list of notable deaths in April 1987.

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Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence:

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References

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  2. "Henri Cochet Is Dead; French Tennis Leader" . The New York Times . April 3, 1987. p. B 5. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  3. Victor D'Amico, 82, A Pioneer in Art Education for Children. New York Times. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  4. Doyle Funeral Saturday. Newspapers.com (Wausau Daily Herald). Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  5. "Oscar Ellis". worldfootball.net.
  6. "Niels P. Hansen". worldfootball.net.
  7. "Profile". lop.parl.ca.
  8. "Olympedia – Valter Sentimenti". www.olympedia.org.
  9. "Olympedia – Hans Cattini". www.olympedia.org.
  10. Tommy Davis, Ex-49er, Dies; Set Record for Extra Points. New York Times. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  11. Trevor Hockey (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  12. Eleanor Burke Leacock, 64, A Professor of Anthropology. New York Times. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  13. Convicted rapist Seamus Marley's father was shot dead by .... The Irish News. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  14. James Barron (April 3, 1987). "Buddy Rich, Jazz Drummer with Distinctive Sound, Dies" . The New York Times . p. B 5. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  15. Watt, (Raymond Egerton) Harry. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  16. Kansuke Yamamoto. J. Paul Getty Museum (year of death only). Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
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  18. "Olympedia – Aksel Duun". www.olympedia.org.
  19. "Olympedia – Robert Perry". www.olympedia.org.
  20. Tom Sestak, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle,.... L.A. Times. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  21. A rebel in life and work. The Hindu. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  22. Moore, C.L. (1911–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  23. "Michael Redstone" . The New York Times . April 9, 1987. p. D 27. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  24. "Phil Stein Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  25. Buddhist Leader Dies; Started Centers in U.S.. New York Times. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.
  26. Jack Howe John Robert Howe (Player). National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  27. "Ousted as Lesotho Headin a Coup" . The New York Times . April 6, 1987. p. B 14. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  28. Jim White. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  29. "James G. Donovan, an Ex-Congressman and Attorney, Dies" . The New York Times . April 7, 1987. p. D 30. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  30. Jean-Baptiste Doumeng, 68, Wealthy French Communist. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  31. "Bud Morse Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  32. "Olympedia – Bob Van Osdel". www.olympedia.org.
  33. "Pick Dehner NBL Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  34. A Salute to Will Hindle's Films. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  35. Mr Charles Hope. UK Parliament. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  36. John Lehmann. Britannica. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  37. Emmy-Winning Producer Shot to Death in Office. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  38. Kentucky by Heart: Versailles resident Noel Parrish became field commander for Tuskegee Airmen. Northern Kentucky Tribune. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  39. "Olympedia – Dénes Pataky". www.olympedia.org.
  40. Obituary for Paul Peek. Newspapers.com (The San Francisco Examiner). Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  41. "Former Providence Mayor Walter H. Reynolds dies". The Providence Journal. April 8, 1987. pp. 1–2.
  42. "Olympedia – Vladimir Shilykovsky". www.olympedia.org.
  43. "Olympedia – Hermann Simon". www.olympedia.org.
  44. John S. Wilson (April 9, 1987). "Jazz Singer Won Tony in '79" . The New York Times . p. D 27. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  45. Tom Abbott, Dancer Known for Stagings of Robbin's Works. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  46. "Anni Frind, Soprano, Is Dead; Performed in 20's and 30's" . The New York Times . April 11, 1987. p. 1 32. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  47. Getman, Andrei Lavrentevich. generals.dk. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  48. Archbishop Kevin McNamara Of Dublin Is Dead at Age 60. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  49. Erwin Nyiregyhazi Dies at 84; Pianist Regained Fame in 70's. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  50. James Leroy Bondsteel. Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  51. Al Dodd. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  52. Emil M. Mrak, 85; Nutritionist and Former UC Davis Chancellor. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  53. "Horst Dassler dies at 51". The Washington Post . April 11, 1987.
  54. "Australian Football - Reg Davies - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  55. Steroids Were Not an Answer for Heptathlete : West Germany’s Dressel Died at 26 From Using Performance-Enhancing Drug. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  56. "Olympedia – Susy Garland". www.olympedia.org.
  57. "Olympedia – Jean Jonlet". www.olympedia.org.
  58. Bryant, Carleton F.. Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  59. Edwin McDowell (April 13, 1987). "Wrote Stark Novels of South" . The New York Times . p. A 1. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  60. "George Hart Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  61. Intern (July 9, 2012). "Primo Levi's Last Moments". Boston Review. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  62. Loftus-Tottenham, Frederick Joseph. generals.dk. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  63. "Bill Morton (1972) - Hall of Fame". National Football Foundation.
  64. "Kent Taylor, 80, Dies; TV's 'Boston Blackie'" . The New York Times . April 14, 1987. p. A 22. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  65. Mike Von Erich Suicide Apr 1987. Newspapers.com (Longview Daily News). Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  66. "Olympedia – Jean Hansen". www.olympedia.org.
  67. Rene Hardy, Resistance Chief Accused of Giving Barbie Aid. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  68. "Clarence Isreal Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  69. "Nick Knott Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  70. When Inoki Came To Lahore: The Legendary Bout With Jhara. Friday Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  71. Hertha von Walther, 1903-1987. LUX: Yale Collections Discovery. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  72. Of love and murder. The Age (year of death only). Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  73. Herbert Blumer. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  74. "Australian Football - Jim Considine - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  75. "EVANS, ALFRED THOMAS ('Fred' 'Menai') (1914-1987), Labour politician | Dictionary of Welsh Biography". biography.wales.
  76. The Palestinian Exodus of 1948. JSTOR (Journal of Palestine Studies). Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  77. "James Ford Profile - Cricket Player Scotland | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo.
  78. "Olympedia – Philip Pritchard". www.olympedia.org.
  79. "Australian Football - Neal Thompson - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  80. Brian Carlson. Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  81. TV and Classroom Physicist : ‘Professor Wonderful,’ Julius Sumner Miller, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  82. Armstrong, Orland Kay. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  83. Burrows (Dobbin), Rachel. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  84. Mickey Finn. Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  85. "John Hoffman Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  86. "Olympedia – Adolphe Lefkowitch". www.olympedia.org.
  87. "Louis R. Lowery Dies; Took Iwo Jima Picture" . The New York Times . April 21, 1987. p. A 29. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  88. Press Maravich. New York Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  89. "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov.
  90. Sam Rothschild. Hockey Reference. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  91. Robert D. McFadden (April 17, 1987). "Charlotte Curtis, a Columnist for the Times, is Dead at 58" . The New York Times . p. B 6. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  92. Juan Venegas. Olympedia. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  93. Pop/Rock - May 6, 1987. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  94. Biography - Arthur Delaney (1927 - 1987). Rehs Galleries. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  95. "Cecil King, 86, Dies in Dublin; A British Newspaper Leader" . The New York Times . April 19, 1987. p. 1 34. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  96. "Hena Rodríguez Parra". Enciclopedia | La Red Cultural del Banco de la República (in Spanish). June 23, 2024. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  97. "No Headline" . The New York Times . April 19, 1987. p. 1 34. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  98. George James (April 19, 1987). "Willi Smith, Clothes Designer; Creator of Vivid Sportswear" . The New York Times . p. 1 34. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  99. Van Til, Cornelius (1895-1987). Calvin University. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  100. Eric Pace (April 21, 1987). "Carlos Baker, 77, A Professor and Hemingway Biographer" . The New York Times . p. A 29. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  101. Rites Conducted for Clarinetist Henry Beau. L.A. Times. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  102. Kenneth Bernard Cook (1929–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  103. The Practice and Poetics of Fieldwork: Hugh Cott and the study of camouflage. Journal of Historical Geography. Nottingham Repository. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  104. TV review: The tragic story of broadcaster Vincent Hanley .... The Irish News. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  105. Langton, Jimmy. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  106. Joe Robb. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 26 Jul 2024.
  107. James Barron (April 22, 1987). "Played Mr. Green Jeans on TV" . The New York Times . p. D 27. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  108. Milton Kahl, Top Animator for Walt Disney. L.A. Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  109. "David G. Mandelbaum" . The New York Times . April 23, 1987. p. D 31. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  110. "Frank McElyea Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  111. "Roy Partlow Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  112. Albin Krebs (April 21, 1987). "Maxwell D. Taylor, Soldier and Envoy, Dies" . The New York Times . p. A 1. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  113. Antony Tudor, Choreographer, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  114. "Nicholas M. Acquavella, 88, An Art Dealer in Manhattan" . The New York Times . April 23, 1987. p. D 31. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  115. "Antonio Catalano". www.procyclingstats.com.
  116. Cremin, Cornelius (‘Con’) Christopher. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  117. "Olympedia – Arturo Torres". www.olympedia.org.
  118. title. source. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  119. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "José Bañón (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  120. Bergmann, Gustav (1906-1987). University of Iowa. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  121. Dennis Hevesi (April 23, 1987). "Early Opponent of Vietnam War" . The New York Times . p. D 31. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  122. "Olympedia – Pat Martin". www.olympedia.org.
  123. Haruyasu Nakajima. Baseball Reference. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  124. Gravestone: Hildrus Augustus Poindexter 20.4.87. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  125. Irving Ashby, 66; Guitarist for Cole, Peterson Trios. L.A. Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  126. Margaret Israel, an Artist. New York Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  127. "Eddie McCalmon Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Title". Hockey-Reference.com.
  128. Masumi Mitsui. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  129. Gravestone: J. Edwin Orr 22.4.87. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  130. "The England International Database". englandstats.com.
  131. Josephine Bell. Britannica. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  132. Bethea Apparent Suicide. New York Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  133. "John Mihalic Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  134. George Henry Murdock (1920–1987). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  135. "Roberts, Ross Thompson | Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  136. Pablo Acosta. University of Texas. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  137. Berhanu, Zerihun (1933/4–1987). Oxford Reference. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  138. Blas Roca, Cuban Communist and Party Theoretician, Dies. New York Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  139. Judge and Wife Slain by I.R.A. in Car Bombing. New York Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  140. "Olympedia – Jack Potts". www.olympedia.org.
  141. Flanagan, Oliver Joseph. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  142. "Ex-Governor Gubbrud Of South Dakota Dies" . The New York Times . April 28, 1987. p. A 28. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  143. Fred Howser, Fiery, Controversial Ex-Prosecutor, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 27 Jul 2024.
  144. "Obituary: Capt Dudley Mason". The Times. No. 62754. London. April 28, 1987. p. 16. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  145. "John Silkin Dies in London; Was Labor Cabinet Minister" . The New York Times . April 28, 1987. p. A 28. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  146. Frank Szymanski. Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  147. Gravestone: John Burrows 27.4.87. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  148. Gravestone: Attila Hörbiger 27.4.87. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  149. Namakelua, Alice K. (1892–1987). Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  150. "Bill O'Neill Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  151. "Australian Football - Bob Smith - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  152. "Hannelore Baron, Artist, 61; Known for Symbolic Collages" . The New York Times . May 1, 1987. p. A 22. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  153. "Australian Football - Hugh 'Bonny' Campbell - Player Bio". australianfootball.com.
  154. John Russell (April 29, 1987). "Dealer in Contemporary Art" . The New York Times . p. B 6. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  155. Request for Information Relating to the Death of William Marchant on 28 April 1987. Gov.UK. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  156. "Olympedia – Paul Martin". www.olympedia.org.
  157. "Olympedia – Rolf Monsen". www.olympedia.org.
  158. Emil Staiger, 1908-1987. LUX: Yale Collections Discovery. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  159. "Hubert Bates Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  160. Héctor Carmona. Olympedia. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  161. Sam Goldaper (April 30, 1987). "Gus Johnson, Ex-N.B.A. Star with Baltimore, is Dead at 48" . The New York Times . p. B 7. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  162. Ex-USC Player Saunders, 81, Dies : Model for Tommy Trojan Statue Was a Star in Late 1920s. L.A. Times. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  163. "Olympedia – Angelo Scalzone". www.olympedia.org.
  164. "Olympedia – Mogens Thomassen". www.olympedia.org.
  165. "Olympedia – Harry Wolff". www.olympedia.org.
  166. Marc A. Aaronson, Astronomer, Killed by Revolving Dome. New York Times. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.
  167. "Olympedia – Maurice Degrelle". www.olympedia.org.
  168. Hugh Dempster, Veteran Stage, Film Actor, Dies. L.A. Times. Retrieved 28 Jul 2024.