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Dead at age 86
1,687 Notable deaths
Serge Merlin
French actor (1932–2019).
Born December 29th, 1932 in Oued Tlélat. [ref]
Died February 16th, 2019 at 86 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Tom Ricketts
English-american actor and director (1853–1939).
Born January 15th, 1853 in London.
Died January 20th, 1939 at 86 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Sonny Greer
American jazz drummer (1895–1982).
Born December 13th, 1895 in Long Branch.
Died March 23rd, 1982 at 86 years old in New York City.
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Japanese film director (1896–1982).
Born January 1st, 1896 in Mie Prefecture.
Died February 26th, 1982 at 86 years old in Kyoto.
Clinton Hart Merriam
American zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1942).
Born December 5th, 1855 in New York City.
Died March 19th, 1942 at 86 years old in Berkeley.
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinien poet (1917-2003).
Born March 1st, 1917 in Nablus.
Died December 12th, 2003 at 86 years old in Nablus.
William Forrest
American actor (1902–1989).
Born October 10th, 1902 in Cambridge.
Died January 26th, 1989 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor.
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont. [ref]
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Otto Piene
German artist (1928-2014).
Born April 18th, 1928 in Bad Laasphe. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2014 at 86 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Jamuna Barua
Indian actress.
Born October 10th, 1919 in Agra.
Died November 24th, 2005 at 86 years old in Kolkata.
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