Dead at age 86

2,002 Notable deaths

Miles Joseph Berkeley

British botanist (1803-1889).

Born April 1st, 1803 in Northamptonshire.

Died July 30th, 1889 at 86 years old in Market Harborough.

Hark Bohm

German actor, screenwriter, film director, playwright and former professor for cinema studies.

Born May 18th, 1939 in Othmarschen.

Died November 14th, 2025 at 86 years old in Hamburg. [ref]

Paul Citroen

Dutch painter (1896-1983).

Born December 15th, 1896 in Berlin, Germany.

Died March 13th, 1983 at 86 years old in Wassenaar.

Emma Eames

American singer (1865-1952).

Born August 13th, 1865 in Shanghai.

Died June 13th, 1952 at 86 years old in New York City.

Hideo Itokawa

Japanese aerospace engineer (1912-1999).

Born July 20th, 1912 in Tokyo.

Died February 21st, 1999 at 86 years old in Maruko.

Khaled Abdul-Wahab

Tunisian official (1911-1997).

Born April 11th, 1911 in French protectorate of Tunisia.

Died April 25th, 1997 at 86 years old

Agustín García Calvo

Spanish writer (1926–2012).

Born October 15th, 1926 in Granja de Moreruela.

Died November 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Zamora. [ref]

Joanne Simpson

American meteorologist (1923–2010).

Born March 23rd, 1923 in Boston. [ref]

Died March 4th, 2010 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Nicolas Frantz

Luxembourgian racing cyclist (1899–1985).

Born November 4th, 1899 in Mamer.

Died November 8th, 1985 at 86 years old in Luxembourg.

Leila Fawzi

Egyptian actress (1918–2005).

Born October 20th, 1918 in Turkey.

Died January 12th, 2005 at 86 years old in Cairo.

Deaths 1111 to 1120 of 2002

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel