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Dead at age 86

1,685 Notable deaths

Fred Stolle

Australian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. [ref]

Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. [ref]

David Seidler

British-american playwright, film, and television writer.

Born August 4th, 1937 in London.

Died March 16th, 2024 at 86 years old in New Zealand. [ref]

Dominic Frontiere

American composer, arranger, and jazz accordionist (1931-2017).

Born June 17th, 1931 in New Haven.

Died December 21st, 2017 at 86 years old in Tesuque. [ref]

Patricia Bosworth

American journalist (1933-2020).

Born April 24th, 1933 in Oakland.

Died April 2nd, 2020 at 86 years old in Manhattan (COVID-19). [ref]

Pupetta Maresca

Italian criminal (1935–2021).

Born January 19th, 1935 in Castellammare di Stabia.

Died December 29th, 2021 at 86 years old in Castellammare di Stabia. [ref]

Joseph Cook

6th prime minister of australia from 1913 to 1914.

Born December 7th, 1860 in Silverdale.

Died July 30th, 1947 at 86 years old in Bellevue Hill (disease).

Pierre Samuel du Pont IV

American politician (1935–2021).

Born January 22nd, 1935 in Wilmington.

Died May 8th, 2021 at 86 years old in Wilmington. [ref]

Bill O'Reilly

Australian cricketer (1905-1992).

Born December 20th, 1905 in White Cliffs.

Died October 6th, 1992 at 86 years old in Sydney.

Julian May

American science fiction, fantasy, horror, science and children's writer.

Born July 10th, 1931 in Chicago.

Died October 17th, 2017 at 86 years old in Bellevue. [ref]

Neil Ritchie

British army general.

Born July 29th, 1897 in Georgetown.

Died December 11th, 1983 at 86 years old in Toronto.

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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson