Dead at age 86

1,683 Notable deaths

Yma Sumac

Peruvian singer (1922–2008).

Born September 13th, 1922 in Callao. [ref]

Died November 1st, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Maila Nurmi

Finnish american actress (1922–2008).

Born December 21st, 1921 in Gloucester. [ref]

Died January 10th, 2008 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ron Ely

American actor and novelist.

Born June 21st, 1938 in Hereford.

Died September 29th, 2024 at 86 years old in Los Alamos.

Oleg Gordievsky

Colonel of the kgb.

Born October 10th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died March 4th, 2025 at 86 years old in Godalming. [ref]

Pierre Bergé

French industrialist, patron and book collector.

Born November 14th, 1930 in Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron.

Died September 8th, 2017 at 86 years old in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence (disease). [ref]

Chip Taylor

American songwriter.

Born January 1st, 1940 in Yonkers. [ref]

Died March 23rd, 2026 at 86 years old

John Houseman

Romanian-born british–american actor and film producer (1902–1988).

Born September 22nd, 1902 in Bucharest.

Died October 31st, 1988 at 86 years old in Malibu (cancer).

Stavros Niarchos

Greek businessman and art collector.

Born July 3rd, 1909 in Athens. [ref]

Died April 15th, 1996 at 86 years old in Zürich (pneumonia).

Mollie Sugden

British actress (1922-2009).

Born July 21st, 1922 in Keighley.

Died July 1st, 2009 at 86 years old in Guildford (disease). [ref]

Harold Gould

American actor (1923-2010).

Born December 10th, 1923 in Schenectady.

Died September 11th, 2010 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (prostate cancer). [ref]

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What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller