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Dead at age 86
1,685 Notable deaths
George Chandler
American film and television actor (1898-1985).
Born June 30th, 1898 in Waukegan. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1985 at 86 years old in Panorama City (cancer). [ref]
Paul Claudel
French diplomat, poet and playwright (1868-1955).
Born August 5th, 1868 in Villeneuve-sur-Fère. [ref]
Died February 23rd, 1955 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]
Jack Lanza
American professional wrestler.
Born October 14th, 1935 in Albuquerque.
Died December 8th, 2021 at 86 years old
Raymond Vahan Damadian
American scientist and inventor (1936–2022).
Born March 16th, 1936 in New York City.
Died August 3rd, 2022 at 86 years old in Woodbury. [ref]
George Clayton Johnson
American writer (1929-2015).
Born July 10th, 1929 in Cheyenne.
Died December 25th, 2015 at 86 years old in North Hills (cancer).
Tan Kah Kee
Chinese businessman (1874–1961).
Born October 21st, 1874 in Jimei District.
Died August 12th, 1961 at 86 years old in Beijing.
Marjorie Bennett
Actress (1896-1982).
Born January 15th, 1896 in York.
Died June 14th, 1982 at 86 years old in Hollywood.
Florence Eldridge
American actress.
Born September 5th, 1901 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1988 at 86 years old in Long Beach (myocardial infarction).
Fredric Wertham
German-american psychiatrist (1895-1981).
Born March 20th, 1895 in Nuremberg.
Died November 18th, 1981 at 86 years old in Pennsylvania.
Otto Hofmann
Austrian-born german ss general, head of the ss race and settlement main office (1896-1982).
Born March 16th, 1896 in Innsbruck.
Died December 31st, 1982 at 86 years old in Bad Mergentheim.
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