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Dead at age 86

1,690 Notable deaths

Leo Weisgerber

German linguist (1899-1985).

Born February 25th, 1899 in Metz. [ref]

Died August 8th, 1985 at 86 years old in Bonn.

Hendrika Johanna van Leeuwen

Dutch physicist.

Born July 3rd, 1887 in The Hague. [ref]

Died February 26th, 1974 at 86 years old in Delft.

John Gavin

American film actor and former ambassador to mexico (1931-2018).

Born April 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.

Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]

Carlos Timoteo Griguol

Argentine footballer and manager.

Born September 4th, 1934 in Córdoba Province.

Died May 6th, 2021 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires (COVID-19). [ref]

John S. Robertson

Canadian born actor and film director (1878-1964).

Born June 14th, 1878 in London. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1964 at 86 years old in Escondido.

Henning Carlsen

Danish film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor (1927-2014).

Born June 4th, 1927 in Aalborg. [ref]

Died May 30th, 2014 at 86 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]

Gianandrea Gavazzeni

Italian musician.

Born July 27th, 1909 in Bergamo. [ref]

Died February 5th, 1996 at 86 years old in Bergamo. [ref]

Michael Seifert

German nazi war criminal (1924–2010).

Born March 16th, 1924 in Shyrokolanivka.

Died November 6th, 2010 at 86 years old in Caserta (falling from height). [ref]

Jan Zrzavý

Czech artist (1890-1977).

Born November 5th, 1890 in Vadín. [ref]

Died October 12th, 1977 at 86 years old in Prague. [ref]

Arnulf Baring

German lawyer, writer and academic (1932-2019).

Born May 8th, 1932 in Dresden.

Died March 2nd, 2019 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]

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