Who died in August 1987

German chemist and mathematician known for the Wittig reaction, which earned him the 1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for its importance in organic synthesis

56th and 57th Prime Minister of Japan who directed economic management in Manchukuo and revised the U.S.–Japan Security Treaty

Polish stage and film actress and singer known for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles in the silent and golden eras of Hollywood