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Dead at age 86

1,687 Notable deaths

Giuseppe Occhialini

Italian physicist, who contributed to the discovery of the pion or pi-meson decay.

Born December 5th, 1907 in Fossombrone.

Died December 30th, 1993 at 86 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Jean Alexandre Barré

French neurologist (1880-1967).

Born May 25th, 1880 in Chantenay-sur-Loire.

Died April 26th, 1967 at 86 years old in Strasbourg.

Wilhelm Dörpfeld

German architect and archaeologist (1853–1940).

Born December 26th, 1853 in Barmen. [ref]

Died April 25th, 1940 at 86 years old in Lefkada.

Winfried Otto Schumann

German geophysicist (1888-1974).

Born May 20th, 1888 in Tübingen.

Died September 22nd, 1974 at 86 years old in Munich.

Đorđe Vajfert

Serbian businessman.

Born June 15th, 1850 in Pančevo. [ref]

Died January 12th, 1937 at 86 years old in Belgrade.

Guillermo Mordillo

Argentine cartoonist (1932-2019).

Born August 4th, 1932 in Buenos Aires.

Died June 29th, 2019 at 86 years old in Palma Nova. [ref]

Ann Ronell

American composer and lyricist (1906–1993).

Born December 28th, 1906 in Omaha.

Died December 25th, 1993 at 86 years old in New York City.

Harold P. Brown

American inventor (1869-1932).

Born September 16th, 1857 in Janesville. [ref]

Died May 15th, 1944 at 86 years old in Volusia. [ref]

Bernardin Gantin

Cardinal of the catholic church.

Born May 8th, 1922 in Toffo.

Died May 13th, 2008 at 86 years old in Paris. [ref]

Ivica Horvat

Croatian footballer (1926-2012).

Born July 16th, 1926 in Sisak.

Died August 27th, 2012 at 86 years old in Krk.

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