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Dead at age 86
2,000 Notable deaths
Rudolf Geiger
German climatologist (1894-1981).
Born August 24th, 1894 in Erlangen.
Died January 22nd, 1981 at 86 years old in Munich.
James H. Duff
American politician (1883-1969).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Mansfield.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Simon Achidi
Cameroonian politician.
Born November 5th, 1934 in Bamenda.
Died May 4th, 2021 at 86 years old in United States.
Lyman Abbott
American theologian, editor, author (1835–1922).
Born December 18th, 1835 in Roxbury.
Died October 22nd, 1922 at 86 years old in New York City.
Flip Phillips
American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player (1915–2001).
Born March 26th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died August 17th, 2001 at 86 years old in Fort Lauderdale.
Adil Zulfikarpašić
Vice president of bosnia (1921-2008).
Born December 23rd, 1921 in Foča.
Died July 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Mary K. Gaillard
American physicist.
Born April 1st, 1939 in New Brunswick.
Died May 23rd, 2025 at 86 years old [ref]
Mary Haas
American linguist; studied historical linguistics (1910–1996).
Born January 12th, 1910 in Richmond.
Died May 17th, 1996 at 86 years old in Alameda.
André Cassagnes
French inventor (1926-2013).
Born September 23rd, 1926 in Montrouge.
Died January 16th, 2013 at 86 years old in Villejuif. [ref]
Mario Rigoni Stern
Italian writer (1921–2008).
Born November 1st, 1921 in Asiago.
Died June 16th, 2008 at 86 years old in Asiago. [ref]
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While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci