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Dead at age 86

1,688 Notable deaths

Max August Zorn

German mathematician.

Born June 6th, 1906 in Krefeld.

Died March 9th, 1993 at 86 years old in Bloomington.

Stephen Kim Sou-hwan

South korean roman catholic cardinal.

Born May 8th, 1922 in Daegu.

Died February 16th, 2009 at 86 years old in Seoul (pneumonia). [ref]

Tinus Osendarp

Dutch sprint runner.

Born May 21st, 1916 in Delft.

Died June 20th, 2002 at 86 years old in Heerlen.

Hajime Nakamura

Japanese philosopher (1912-1999).

Born November 28th, 1912 in Matsue.

Died October 10th, 1999 at 86 years old

Conchita Cintrón

Chile-born peruvian torera (female bullfighter).

Born August 9th, 1922 in Antofagasta.

Died February 17th, 2009 at 86 years old in Lisbon (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Ralph Asher Alpher

American cosmologist (1921–2007).

Born February 3rd, 1921 in Washington, D.C..

Died August 12th, 2007 at 86 years old in Austin. [ref]

Bob Schul

American athletics competitor (1937–2024).

Born September 28th, 1937 in West Milton.

Died June 16th, 2024 at 86 years old in Middletown. [ref]

Edward Weston

United states chemist.

Born May 9th, 1850 in Oswestry.

Died August 20th, 1936 at 86 years old in Montclair.

Karl Herzfeld

Austrian-american physicist.

Born February 24th, 1892 in Vienna.

Died June 4th, 1978 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..

Jay Laurence Lush

American geneticist (1896-1982).

Born January 3rd, 1896 in Shambaugh.

Died May 22nd, 1982 at 86 years old

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Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do? Epicurus