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Dead at age 86
1,685 Notable deaths
Peter Matthiessen
American novelist.
Born May 22nd, 1927 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2014 at 86 years old in Sagaponack (leukemia). [ref]
Imre Kertész
Hungarian author (1929-2016).
Born November 9th, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died March 31st, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Luis Barragán
Mexican architect (1902-1988).
Born March 9th, 1902 in Guadalajara. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1988 at 86 years old in Mexico City (Parkinson's disease).
Jim McKay
American television sports journalist (1921–2008).
Born September 24th, 1921 in Philadelphia.
Died June 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Baltimore County. [ref]
Karlheinz Böhm
Austrian actor (1928–2014).
Born March 16th, 1928 in Darmstadt.
Died May 29th, 2014 at 86 years old in Grödig (Alzheimer's disease).
Janaki Ammal
Indian botanist (1897-1984).
Born November 4th, 1897 in Thalassery.
Died February 7th, 1984 at 86 years old in Chennai.
Azlan Shah of Perak
Sultan of perak (1928-2014).
Born April 19th, 1928 in Batu Gajah.
Died May 28th, 2014 at 86 years old in Kuala Lumpur.
Brian Friel
Irish dramatist, author and theatre director (1929–2015).
Born January 9th, 1929 in Omagh.
Died October 2nd, 2015 at 86 years old in Greencastle. [ref]
Halford Mackinder
British geographer, academic and politician (1861-1947).
Born February 15th, 1861 in Gainsborough.
Died March 6th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bournemouth.
Bill Pearl
American bodybuilder.
Born October 31st, 1935 in Prineville.
Died September 14th, 2022 at 86 years old in Phoenix. [ref]
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