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Dead at age 86
1,685 Notable deaths
Felix Wankel
German mechanical engineer, inventor of the wankel engine (1902-1988).
Born August 13th, 1902 in Lahr/Schwarzwald.
Died October 9th, 1988 at 86 years old in Heidelberg.
Jeffrey Lynn
American actor (1909-1995).
Born February 16th, 1909 in Auburn.
Died November 24th, 1995 at 86 years old in Burbank.
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891-1978).
Born April 10th, 1891 in Saginaw. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1978 at 86 years old in Fort Huachuca (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Bapsi Sidhwa
Pakistani american author.
Born August 11th, 1938 in Karachi. [ref]
Died December 25th, 2024 at 86 years old in Houston.
Karl Böhm
Austrian conductor (1894-1981).
Born August 28th, 1894 in Graz.
Died August 14th, 1981 at 86 years old in Salzburg (disease).
Michael Castle
American politician (1939–2025).
Born July 2nd, 1939 in Wilmington.
Died August 14th, 2025 at 86 years old in Greenville. [ref]
Dinko Šakić
Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.
Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Nathan Rosen
American-israeli physicist.
Born March 22nd, 1909 in Brooklyn.
Died December 18th, 1995 at 86 years old in Haifa.
Angela Paton
American actor, stage actor and television actor (1930-2016).
Born January 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died May 26th, 2016 at 86 years old in Oakland (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Easton
Canadian actor (1933–2019).
Born March 22nd, 1933 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 86 years old in New York City. [ref]
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