Dead at age 86
1,987 Notable deaths
Édouard Belin
French inventor (1876–1963).
Born March 5th, 1876 in Vesoul.
Died March 4th, 1963 at 86 years old in Territet.
Isaac Jacob Schoenberg
American mathematician (1903–1990).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Galați.
Died February 21st, 1990 at 86 years old in Madison.
Daniel Kan
Mathematician, prolific contributor to homotopy theory (1927–2013).
Born August 4th, 1927 in Amsterdam.
Died August 4th, 2013 at 86 years old in Newton.
Rolf Jacobsen
Norwegian poet, writer (1907-1994).
Born March 8th, 1907 in Christiania.
Died February 20th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hamar Municipality.
Şerif Paşa
Ottoman diplomat (1865-1951).
Born January 13th, 1865 in Üsküdar.
Died December 22nd, 1951 at 86 years old in Catanzaro.
Maurice Farman
French grand prix motor racing champion, aviator, and aircraft manufacturer and designer (1877–1964).
Born March 21st, 1877 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 25th, 1964 at 86 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Melek Tourhan
Sultana of egypt.
Born October 27th, 1869 in Constantinople.
Died February 4th, 1956 at 86 years old in Cairo.
Marcel J. E. Golay
Swiss-american mathematician (1902-1989).
Born May 3rd, 1902 in Neuchâtel.
Died April 27th, 1989 at 86 years old in La Conversion.
Harold Eugene Edgerton
American engineer and inventor (1903–1990).
Born April 6th, 1903 in Fremont.
Died January 4th, 1990 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Deaths 1171 to 1180 of 1987
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon