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Dead at age 86
1,682 Notable deaths
B. F. Skinner
American behaviorist (1904–1990).
Born March 20th, 1904 in Susquehanna Depot.
Died August 18th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge (leukemia).
Deborah Kerr
British actress (1921–2007).
Born September 30th, 1921 in Helensburgh.
Died October 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in Suffolk (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Georgy Malenkov
Soviet politician (1902–1988).
Born January 8th, 1902 in Orenburg.
Died January 14th, 1988 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Saeed Jaffrey
Indian actor (1929–2015).
Born January 8th, 1929 in Malerkotla.
Died November 15th, 2015 at 86 years old in London (cerebral hemorrhage).
Jorge Luis Borges
Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986).
Born August 24th, 1899 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died June 14th, 1986 at 86 years old in Geneva (liver cancer). [ref]
Mary Pickford
Canadian-american actress (1892-1979).
Born April 8th, 1893 in Toronto. [ref]
Died May 29th, 1979 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Neil Sedaka
American singer (1939–2026).
Born March 13th, 1939 in Brooklyn.
Died February 27th, 2026 at 86 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Charles Grodin
American actor (1935–2021).
Born April 21st, 1935 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 18th, 2021 at 86 years old in Wilton (bone marrow cancer). [ref]
Sidney Lumet
American director, producer and screenwriter (1924-2011).
Born June 25th, 1924 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2011 at 86 years old in Manhattan (lymphoma). [ref]
Graham Greene
English writer, playwright and literary critic (1904-1991).
Born October 2nd, 1904 in Berkhamsted. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1991 at 86 years old in Vevey (leukemia). [ref]
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