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JAIDEV = INDIAN = = Bollywood Composer = |
Born: JAIDEV VERMA 3 August 1919 Nairobi, KENYA | Died: 6 January 1987 Bombay, Maharashtra, INDIA |
67 | |
 MARION HUTTON = AMERICAN = = Singer and Actress = |
Born: MARION THORNBURG 10 March 1919 Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA | Died: 10 January 1987 Kirkland, Washington, USA |
67 | Cancer |
 RAY BOLGER = AMERICAN = = Actor, Singer, and Dancer of Vaudeville, Stage = = (particularly musical theatre) and screen = = best known for his portrayal of = = the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz = |
Born: RAYMOND WALLACE BOLGER 10 January 1904 Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 15 January 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA |
83 | Bladder Cancer |
 HAROLD LOEFFELMACHER = AMERICAN = = Musician and Bandleader = = best known for forming the polka band = = known as = = The Six Fat Dutchmen = |
Born: 14 March 1905 Minnesota farm near Fort Ridgely, USA | Died: 30 January 1987 |
81 | |
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SPIKE HUGHES = BRITISH = = Jazz Musician, Composer and Music Journalist = |
Born: PATRICK CAIRNS HUGHES 19 October 1908 | Died: 2 February 1987 |
78 | |
 LIBERACE = AMERICAN = = Pianist, Singer and Actor = |
Born: WŁADZIU VALENTINO LIBERACE 16 May 1919 West Allis, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 4 February 1987 Palm Springs, California, USA |
67 | Pneumonia (brought on by HIV/AIDS) |
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TONY DESTRA = AMERICAN = = Drummer = |
Born: 20 September 1954 | Died: 8 February 1987 |
32 | Car Accident |
 DMITRI KABALEVSKY = RUSSIAN = = Composer = |
Born: DMITRY BORISOVICH KABALEVSKY 30 December [O.S. 17 December] 1904 Saint Petersburg, RUSSIA | Died: 14 February 1987 Moscow, RUSSIA |
82 | |
 ZECA AFONSO = PORTUGUESE = = Folk Musician = |
Born: JOSÉ MANUEL CERQUEIRA AFONSO DOS SANTOS 2 August 1929 Aveiro, PORTUGAL | Died: 23 February 1987 Setúbal, PORTUGAL |
57 | Sclerosis |
 JIM CONNORS = AMERICAN = = Radio Personality (Disc Jockey) = |
Born: 7 May 1940 Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA | Died: 24 February 1987 I-95, Virginia, USA |
46 | Car Crash |
 DANNY KAYE = AMERICAN = = Actor, Singer, Dancer and Comedian = |
Born: DAVID DANIEL KAMINSKY 18 January 1911 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 3 March 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA |
76 | Heart failure brought on by Hepatitis C and internal bleeding |
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EDDIE DURHAM = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Composer and Arranger = |
Born: EDWARD DURHAM 19 August 1906 San Marcos, Texas, USA | Died: 6 March 1987 New York City, USA |
80 | |
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DON GANT = AMERICAN = = Singer/Songwriter and Record Producer = |
Born: DONALD W. GANT 24 October 1942 | Died: 15 March 1987 Nashville, USA |
44 | Complications following a serious boating accident in Florida |
 ELIZABETH POSTON = ENGLISH = = Composer, Pianist, and Writer = |
Born: 24 October 1905 Hertfordshire, ENGLAND | Died: 18 March 1987 Stevenage, ENGLAND |
82 | |
 RITA STREICH = RUSSIAN and GERMAN = = Coloratura Soprano = |
Born: 18 December 1920 Barnaul, SOVIET UNION | Died: 20 March 1987 Vienna, AUSTRIA |
66 | |
 DEAN PAUL MARTIN = AMERICAN = = Singer, Actor and Tennis Player = |
Born: 17 November 1951 Santa Monica, California, USA | Died: 21 March 1987 San Gorgonio Mountain, California, USA |
35 | Plane Crash |
 ROBERT PRESTON = AMERICAN = = Actor and Singer = |
Born: ROBERT PRESTON MESERVEY 8 June 1918 Newton, Massachusetts, USA | Died: 21 March 1987 Montecito, California, USA |
68 | Lung Cancer |
 MARIA VON TRAPP = AUSTRIAN = = Singer = = subject of "The Sound of Music" = |
Born: MARIA AUGUSTA KUTSCHERA 26 January 1905 Vienna, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY | Died: 28 March 1987 Morrisville, Vermont, USA |
82 | |
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FELIX PROHASKA = AUSTRIAN = = Conductor = |
Born: 16 May 1912 Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 29 March 1987 Vienna, AUSTRIA |
74 | |
 BUDDY RICH = AMERICAN = = Jazz Drummer and Bandleader = |
Born: BERNARD RICH 30 September 1917 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 2 April 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA |
69 | Brain Tumor |
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CARLTON BARRETT = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Drummer and Percussionist = = member of = = The Wailers = |
Born: 17 December 1950 Kingston, JAMAICA | Died: 7 April 1987 Kingston, JAMAICA |
36 | Murdered |
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KARL HÖLLER = GERMAN = = Composer = |
Born: 25 July 1907 Bamberg, Bavaria, GERMANY | Died: 14 April 1987 Hausham, Miesbach, Bavaria, GERMANY |
79 | |
 DALIDA = EGYPTIAN-born ITALIAN = = Singer and Actress also Miss Egypt 1954 = |
Born: IOLANDA CRISTINA GIGLIOTTI 17 January 1933 Cairo, EGYPT | Died: 3 May 1987 Paris, FRANCE |
54 | Suicide by Barbiturate Overdose |
 PAUL BUTTERFIELD = AMERICAN = = Blues Vocalist and Harmonica Player = |
Born: PAUL VAUGHN BUTTERFIELD 17 December 1942 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 4 May 1987 North Hollywood, California, USA |
44 | Accidental Drug Overdose |
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ALLEN JONES = AMERICAN = = Record Producer = |
Born: ALLEN ALVOID JONES, Jr. 29 December 1940 | Died: 5 May 1987 |
46 | |
 ISMAEL RIVERA = PUERTO RICAN = = Salsa Composer and Singer = |
Born: 5 October 1931 Santurce, PUERTO RICO | Died: 13 May 1987 Santurce, PUERTO RICO |
55 | Heart Attack |
 RITA HAYWORTH = AMERICAN = = Dancer and Film Star = |
Born: MARGARITA CARMEN CANSINO 17 October 1918 Brooklyn, New York, USA | Died: 14 May 1987 Manhattan, New York, USA |
68 | Alzheimer's disease |
 HERMIONE GINGOLD = ENGLISH = = Actress and Singer = |
Born: HERMIONE FERDINANDA GINGOLD 9 December 1897 London, ENGLAND | Died: 24 May 1987 New York, New York, USA |
89 | Heart disease and Pneumonia |
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PHYLLIS TATE = ENGLISH = = Avant-Garde Composer = |
Born: PHYLLIS MARGARET DUNCAN TATE 6 April 1911 Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND | Died: 29 May 1987 |
76 | |
 ANDRÉS SEGOVIA = SPANISH = = Classical Guitarist = |
Born: ANDRÉS SEGOVIA TORRES 21 February 1893 Linares, Jaén, SPAIN | Died: 2 June 1987 Madrid, SPAIN |
94 | |
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KID THOMAS VALENTINE = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trumpeter and Bandleader = |
Born: THOMAS VALENTINE 3 February 1896 Reserve, Louisiana, USA | Died: 18 June 1987 |
91 | |
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ABRAM CHASINS = AMERICAN = = Composer, Pianist, Piano Teacher, Lecturer, Musicologist, = = Music Broadcaster, Radio Executive and Author = |
Born: 17 August 1903 Manhattan, New York, USA | Died: 21 June 1987 Manhattan, New York, USA |
84 | Cancer |
 FRED ASTAIRE = AMERICAN = = Dancer, Singer, Actor, Choreographer and Television Presenter = |
Born: FREDERICK AUSTERLITZ 10 May 1899 Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Died: 22 June 1987 Los Angeles, California, USA |
88 | Pneumonia |
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FRANK REHAK = AMERICAN = = Jazz Trombonist = |
Born: 6 July 1926 New York City, USA | Died: 22 June 1987 Badger, California, USA |
60 | Cancer |
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BOUDLEAUX BRYANT = AMERICAN = = Hall of Fame songwriter = |
Born: DIADORIUS BOUDLEAUX BRYANT 13 February 1920 Shellman, Georgia, USA | Died: 25 June 1987 |
67 | |
 HENK BADINGS = DUTCH = = Composer = |
Born: 17 January 1907 Bandung, Java, DUTCH EAST INDIES | Died: 26 June 1987 Maarheeze, NETHERLANDS |
80 | |
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GABOR REJTO = HUNGARIAN = = Cellist = |
Born: 23 January 1916 Budapest, HUNGARY | Died: 26 June 1987 |
71 | |
 SNAKEFINGER = ENGLISH = = Musician, Singer and Songwriter = |
Born: PHILIP CHARLES LITHMAN 17 June 1949 Tooting, London | Died: 1 July 1987 Linz, AUSTRIA |
38 | Heart Attack |
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TIBOR FREŠO = SLOVAK = = Composer and Conductor = |
Born: 20 November 1918 Spišský Štiavnik, SLOVAKIA | Died: 7 July 1987 Piešťany, SLOVAKIA |
69 | |
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PETE KING = BRITISH = = Drummer = = member of = = After The Fire {1979-1983} = = BAP {1986} = |
Born: 13 August 1958 | Died: 15 July 1987 |
28 | Testicular Cancer |
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SALLY LONG = AMERICAN = = former Ziegfeld Follies star = |
Born: 5 December 1901 Kansas City, Missouri, USA | Died: 12 August 1987 Newport Beach, California, USA |
85 | |
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VINCENT PERSICHETTI = AMERICAN = = Composer, Teacher, and Pianist = |
Born: VINCENT LUDWIG PERSICHETTI 6 June 1915 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 14 August 1987 |
72 | |
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BRUCE HOLDER = CANADIAN = = Violinist, Conductor and Composer = |
Born: BRUCE EDWARD HOLDER Sr. 8 January 1905 | Died: 27 August 1987 |
82 | |
 MORTON FELDMAN = AMERICAN = = Composer = |
Born: 12 January 1926 Woodside, Queens, New York, USA | Died: 3 September 1987 |
51 | Pancreatic Cancer |
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PETER TOSH = JAMAICAN = = Reggae Musician = |
Born: WINSTON HUBERT McINTOSH 19 October 1944 Grange Hill, JAMAICA | Died: 11 September 1987 Kingston, JAMAICA |
42 | Shot and Killed in a House Invasion/Robbery |
 JACO PASTORIUS = AMERICAN = = Jazz Musician, Composer, Big Band Leader = = and Electric Bass Player = |
Born: JOHN FRANCIS ANTHONY PASTORIUS III 1 December 1951 Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA | Died: 21 September 1987 Wilton Manors, Florida, USA |
35 | Brain Damage resulting from fight |
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BOB FOSSE = AMERICAN = = Dancer, Choreographer and Director of Musicals = |
Born: ROBERT LOUIS FOSSE 23 June 1927 Chicago, Illinois, USA | Died: 23 September 1987 Washington, D.C., USA |
60 | Heart Attack |
 HANS GÁL = AUSTRIAN-BRITISH = = Composer, Teacher and Author = |
Born: 5 August 1890 Brunn am Gebirge, Niederösterreich, just outside Vienna, AUSTRIA | Died: 3 October 1987 Edinburgh, SCOTLAND |
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KISHORE KUMAR = INDIAN = = Singer, Actor, Filmmaker, Writer, Musician and Composer = |
Born: ABHAS KUMAR GANGULY 4 August 1929 Bengali family in Khandwa, Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh) INDIA | Died: 13 October 1987 Mumbai, INDIA |
58 | Heart Attack |
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RODOLFO HALFFTER = SPANISH = = Composer = |
Born: RODOLFO HALFFTER ESCRICHE 20 October 1900 Madrid, SPAIN | Died: 14 October 1987 MEXICO |
86 | |
 JACQUELINE DU PRÉ = ENGLISH = = Cellist = |
Born: JACQUELINE MARY DU PRÉ 26 January 1945 Oxford, England, UK | Died: 19 October 1987 London, England, UK |
42 | Multiple Sclerosis |
 WOODY HERMAN = AMERICAN = = Jazz Clarinetist, Alto Saxophonist, Singer, and Big Band Leader = |
Born: WOODROW CHARLES HERMAN 16 May 1913 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | Died: 28 October 1987 West Hollywood, California, USA |
74 | |
 CORNELIS VREESWIJK = SWEDISH = = Singer-Songwriter, Poet and Actor = |
Born: 8 August 1937 IJmuiden, Noord-Holland NETHERLANDS | Died: 12 November 1987 Stockholm, SWEDEN |
50 | Liver Cancer |
 ZUBIR SAID = SINGAPOREAN = = Composer = |
Born: 22 July 1907 Fort De Kock, DUTCH EAST INDIES (now INDONESIA) | Died: 16 November 1987 SINGAPORE |
80 | |
 VERNA ARVEY = AMERICAN = = Librettist, Pianist and Writer = |
Born: 16 February 1910 Los Angeles, California, USA | Died: 22 November 1987 |
77 | |
 JOSEPH BEER = FRENCH = = Composer = |
Born: 7 May 1908 Horodok, UKRAINE | Died: 23 November 1987 Nice, FRANCE |
79 | |
 PAPPY DAILY = AMERICAN = = Country Music Entrepreneur and Record Producer = |
Born: HAROLD W. DAILY 8 February 1902 Yoakum, Texas, USA | Died: 5 December 1987 Houston, USA |
85 | |
 JASCHA HEIFETZ = RUSSIAN-born = = Violinist = |
Born: 2 February 1901 Wilno, RUSSIAN EMPIRE (present day Vilnius, LITHUANIA) | Died: 10 December 1987 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA |
86 | |
 CONNY PLANK = GERMAN = = Record Producer and Musician = |
Born: KONRAD PLANK 3 May 1940 Hütschenhausen, GERMANY | Died: 18 December 1987 Cologne, GERMANY |
47 | Cancer |
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JOHN SPENCE = AMERICAN = = Ska Musician and Singer = = founding member of = = No Doubt = |
Born: JOHN FRANCIS SPENCE 3 February 1969 Anaheim, California, USA | Died: 21 December 1987 Anaheim, California, USA |
18 | Suicide by shooting himself with a gun in a deserted parking lot |
 LUCA PRODAN = ITALIAN-SCOTTISH = = Musician and Singer = |
Born: LUCA GEORGE PRODAN 17 May 1953 Rome, ITALY | Died: 22 December 1987 Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA |
34 | Cirrhosis of the Liver |
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EMANI SANKARA SASTRY = INDIAN = = Veena Player and Composer = |
Born: 23 September 1922 Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh, INDIA | Died: 1987 |
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