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Dead at age 86

1,693 Notable deaths

Sönke Sönksen

West german equestrian (1938–2024).

Born March 2nd, 1938 in Meldorf.

Died November 15th, 2024 at 86 years old [ref]

August Kiuru

Cross-country skier.

Born July 12th, 1922 in Gromovo.

Died February 23rd, 2009 at 86 years old in Finland. [ref]

Mathias Clemens

Luxembourgian road bicycle racer.

Born August 8th, 1915 in Redange-sur-Attert.

Died November 26th, 2001 at 86 years old in Bettembourg.

Jiří Hledík

Czech footballer (1929-2015).

Born April 19th, 1929 in Pardubice.

Died April 25th, 2015 at 86 years old in Hradec Králové.

Ruth Halbsguth

Swimmer.

Born December 9th, 1916 in Eckernförde.

Died October 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Eckernförde.

Sydney Battersby

British swimmer, olympic silver medalist (1887–1974).

Born November 18th, 1887 in Platt Bridge. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 1974 at 86 years old in Sydney. [ref]

Lars Thörn

Sailor (1904-1990).

Born September 26th, 1904 in Eskilstuna.

Died October 9th, 1990 at 86 years old in Bromma city district.

Lajos Faragó

Association football player (1932-2019).

Born August 3rd, 1932 in Budapest.

Died May 13th, 2019 at 86 years old in Budapest.

Francesco Gargano

Fencer.

Born May 5th, 1889 in Grammichele. [ref]

Died October 29th, 1975 at 86 years old in Gothenburg.

Hugo von Zeipel

Swedish astronomer (1873-1959).

Born February 8th, 1873 in Stockholm, Österhaninge church parish. [ref]

Died June 8th, 1959 at 86 years old in Uppsala. [ref]

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